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– Marco Asensio and Eder Militao scored to give Real Madrid a 2-0 win against Celta at Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday and cut Barcelona’s lead at the top of LaLiga to eight points.
– With eight-games remaining, second-placed Real maintained their slim title hopes by moving to 65 points. Barca have a game in hand and host third-placed Atletico Madrid on Sunday.
– In-form Atletico are undefeated in their last 13 LaLiga games and riding a six-game winning streak, 13 points behind Barca and five from Real. Celta are 12th in the standings on 36 points.
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– Real dominated proceedings and Asensio opened the scoring with a close-range strike from a Vinicius Jr low cross in the 42nd minute.
– Defender Militao wrapped up the win right after the break, netting a towering header from a corner.
🏁 FT: @realmadriden 2-0 @RCCeltaen
⚽ @marcoasensio10 42', @edermilitao 47'. #RealMadridCelta | #Emirates pic.twitter.com/yJLYqGQIzA
— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) April 22, 2023
