Real Madrid Beats Granada, Keeps Pressure On Atletico

Real Madrid beat Granada 4-1 at the Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes with goals from Luka Modric, Rodrygo, Alvaro Odriozola and Karim Benzema to keep the pressure on La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid, ensuring that the title race goes down to the wire.

Despite missing a number of first-team regulars, Real Madrid started the stronger and first-half strikes from Luka Modric and Rodrygo put the visitors in control.

Such was their dominance that even when Jorge Molina halved the deficit on 71 minutes, tapping in after Thibaut Courtois had kept out Luis Suarez’s initial effort, they rarely looked troubled.

Substitute Alvaro Odriozola restored Madrid’s two-goal advantage, slamming in from fellow substitute Eden Hazard’s pull-back after 75 minutes.

The visitors continued to press and they were rewarded 60 seconds later.

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The in-form Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema made it four after Granada keeper Rui Silva came out but failed to deal with a ball over the top, allowing the Frenchman to fire into an empty net from distance.

Real moved into second place on 78 points, two behind leaders Atletico Madrid with two games left to play. Barcelona are third, two points behind Real Madrid.

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