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MADRID (Reuters) – Real Madrid beat poor Raio Viacano 1-0 on Saturday, allowing them to win their third straight win in the Primera Liga. Angry.
Karim Benzema surpbaded Rayo on a bad shot to score the lone goal in the 13th minute and Tony Crosse was about to double in halftime when he hit the post.
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This victory allowed Santiago Solari to finish third with 29 points, one more than Seville, fourth, who will host Girona on Sunday and two points behind Barcelona champions and champions, who will travel to Levante and Atletico. Madrid.
Real, who was booed Wednesday after a 3-0 defeat against CSKA Moscow, had its worst home defeat in a European championship.
The team missed many opportunities for their neighbor, who struggled to avoid relegation and won only twice this season.
Emiliano Belasquez de Rayo was close to the head with a header after a short moment of Benzema's goal.
Tibo Curtua's attempt to prevent Rayo from scoring twice despite the siege imposed by Real Madrid in the final stages of the match should be avoided.
Although the champions of Europe were able to weather the storm, it did not prevent the fans of Santiago Bernabeu to launch a hedge against the players of the team.
The matches of the 2018 League are not yet finished before going to Abu Dhabi to defend the title of the World Club Cup.
However, Solari said he was satisfied with the players' performance, adding that the team would be traveling to Abu Dhabi with solid morale.
"We are feeling good, we have won nine out of 11 matches (since replacing Llan Loptege)," he said.
"We finished in first place in our Champions League group, we are still competing for the King's Cup and we will now participate in a tournament that will make real fans very happy."
The coach denied any fitness problems of Benzema and Marco Ascencio, who were replaced in the second half, claiming that he thought the two players were injured.
(Reuters)
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