Real Madrid largely won at home against Sevilla FC (4-1), with a superb goal from Kylian Mbappé, during the 18th day of the Spanish championship and ends the year as runner-up to Atlético Madrid.
With this 12th success in La Liga, the Merengues (40 pts) return to one point behind the leader and steal second place from FC Barcelona, beaten at the last minute by Atlético (2-1) on Saturday. THE « Blaugranas » still have one match more than the two Madrid clubs.
At home this season, Real Madrid have won eight league games, losing only once (4-0 against Barça on October 26).
Sevilla remains in 12th place with 22 points.
Even without Vinicius, suspended for accumulation of yellow cards, Real Madrid had no trouble finding the net, four days after winning the Intercontinental Cup (3-0 against Pachuca in Doha).
Kylian Mbappé opened the goal festival of the first period in the tenth minute with a magnificent strike from 25 meters into the right corner of Alvaro Fernandez (1-0, 10th). The Frenchman, who missed the previous championship match (3-3 against Rayo Vallecano) due to injury, scored a tenth goal in La Liga.
After a corner played by two players by Madrid, Federico Valverde, served in the axis by Eduardo Camavinga, imitated his teammate ten minutes later by in turn achieving an exceptional strike from 30 meters, this time into the left corner (2- 0.20th).
Real Madrid waited until the half-hour mark to triple the lead: Rodrygo also scored his goal by taking Lucas Vazquez's cross (33rd) from the penalty spot, before Isaac Romero converted with a header. cross from Juanlu Sanchez two minutes later. The Andalusian striker then came up against Thibaut Courtois (47th), then found the post (72nd).
Rodrygo scores for Real against Sevilla on December 22 in Madrid / OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP
In the second half, the Madrilenians scored a fourth time thanks to Brahim Diaz's second goal this season, the first since the end of August. Well served in one touch by Mbappé, the Moroccan controlled in the area before finishing (4-1, 53rd).
At the end of the match, Dodi Lukébakio, Seville's top scorer with eight goals, reduced the score by deceiving Thibaut Courtois at the near post, after a very long through ball (4-2, 85th).
The meeting was marked by the entry into play of Sevillian Jesus Navas (64th), who took to the pitch for the last time in his long career. The 39-year-old Spaniard was warmly applauded by the public at the Santiago Bernabeu. The Madrid players had already paid tribute to him before kick-off, offering him a jersey and forming a guard of honor.
