The Real Madrid footballers got closer to the leaders Barcelona with their win over Celta Vigo

Real Madrid's Marco Asensio (second right) scores a goal during a Spanish league match against Celta Vigo on April 22, 2023.

Madrid – After progressing to the semi-finals of the Champions League, Real Madrid's players also succeeded in the Spanish league, after winning over Celta Vigo 2-0, they came within eight points of the leader Barcelona, ​​who will face Atlético Madrid on Sunday. The footballers of Betis Sevilla lost 2:3 in the Spanish league at Osasuna and suffered another loss in the fight for participation in the Champions League. After their third defeat in their last four games, they are in fifth place, six points behind fourth-placed San Sebastian, who overcame Vallecano to win 2-1. Bilbao, which won 2:1 over 17th-placed Almeria, is still in the running for the European Cups and is two points behind fifth-placed Betis in seventh place. Valladolid, who beat Girona 1-0, came close to saving.

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Real Madrid decided the game against twelfth Celta at the end of the first and at the beginning of the second half. In the 43rd minute, Asensio came through with a powerful shot, the Spanish striker then assisted on the second goal, when he found Milita with a cross, who confirmed the victory for the home team with a header. Asensio is having a successful second half of the season, scoring eight goals and assisting four in 2023. Celta is in 12th place in the incomplete table after four games without a win.

Pamplona beat Betis after nine years thanks to a first-half performance. In the first quarter of an hour, the collaboration between shooter Budimir and passer Barja worked twice. Although Miranda soon reduced after a corner kick, Moncayola restored Osasuna's two-goal advantage before the break. Even in the second half, the home team did not prevent the situation after a corner kick, but no one followed up on Rodríguez's goal.

Vallecano sent Palazón into the lead with his eighth goal of the season in the Basque Country, but he responded to the Spanish striker's sharp shot with a header within two minutes Sorloth. Sociedad secured their third straight home win after an 81st-minute goal when Lejeune headed a cross into his own net.

Thanks to today's win, Bilbao stay in the game for the European Cups thanks to Sanceto, who assisted on both of the visitors' goals. In the ninth minute, he released Nic Williams, and the younger of the Williams brothers in the Bilbao jersey scored thanks to a goalkeeper's mistake. In the 56th minute, De Marcos increased the lead, Almería could only correct the score, Centelles in the set-up with a beautiful shot from the volley.

Spanish Football League – Round 30:

Pamplona – Betis Sevilla 3:2 (6. and 11. Budimir, 41. Moncayola – 16. Miranda, 70. Rodríguez), Almería – Bilbao 1:2 (90.+2 Centelles – 9. Williams, 56. De Marcos) , San Sebastian – Vallecano 2:1 (59. Sorloth, 81. own Lejeune – 57. Palazón), Valladolid – Girona 1:0 (24. Monchu), Real Madrid – Celta Vigo 2:0 (42. Asensio, 48. Militao).

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