Real Madrid clinched a 4-1 win over Granada on Sunday as Toni Kroos delivered a football masterclass with two assists, temporarily sending them to the top of La Liga.
Marco Asensio, Nacho Fernandez, Vinicius Junior and Ferland Mendy were on target for Real, two points ahead of second-placed Sevilla and third-placed Real Sociedad, who play Valencia later on Sunday.
Carlo Ancelotti’s team made a good start and went 2–0 after 25 minutes with goals from Asensio and Nacho, both with crosses.
But Real feared minutes later, when a shot from Luis Suarez deflected Nacho and defrauded Real keeper Thibaut Courtois, who dived to the left as the ball slowly crossed the goal line to his right. Was.
Grenada’s hopes of a comeback were short-lived, however, with Real back on top after the break and Vinicius extended their lead, completing a beautiful team move that also included Karim Benzema and Casemiro.
After Granada’s Monchu was sent off for an ugly sliding tackle on Vinicius, Mendy wrapped up the scoring for the visitors.
“It is difficult to get into the rhythm after the international break but we are happy with our performance. “We played a great game,” Asensio told reporters after scoring his first goal since September.
“We have an intense schedule until Christmas (eight games in 30 days) and we need to pay extra attention to get through this period,” he said.
It was Real’s third consecutive league win as Spanish giants prepare to face Sheriff Tiraspol in the Champions League on Wednesday.
The Moldavian club suffered Real’s only defeat in the group stage this season when they stunned the Spaniards with a 2-1 victory at the Santiago Bernabeu in September.
Granada, who have won only two games this season, are third from the bottom and are in the relegation zone.
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