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Real Madrid opened its matches in 2024 in the best way, after achieving a valuable victory over its guest, Real Mallorca, with a clean goal, in the 19th stage of the Spanish Football League Championship.
Veteran German defender Antonio Rudiger scored the winning goal in the 78th minute of the match, which took place at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in the Spanish capital, Madrid.
With this victory, Real Madrid took revenge for its loss by the same score against Mallorca in their last confrontation last February, and it also continued its good results in the tournament after achieving its sixth victory in its last seven meetings, taking a step forward.
New in his campaign to regain the title he lost last season to his traditional rival Barcelona.
⚽️🔥 Rudiger opens the scoring for the Royal team with a perfect header#La Liga | #Real_Madrid_Mallorca #LaLiga pic.twitter.com/dhBMnEwt5Q
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) January 3, 2024
Real Madrid, which achieved its 15th victory in the competition, rose to 48 points at the top, with a 3-point difference in front of its closest competitor, Girona, which hosts Atletico Madrid in a heavy-caliber confrontation later today in the same stage.
If Girona wins over Atletico, it will remain in second place, trailing on goal difference behind Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti’s team.
On the other hand, Mallorca’s balance stopped at 18 points in 14th place.
In another match from the same round, Celta Vigo left the relegation places in La Liga, after achieving an exciting 2-1 victory over its guest, Real Betis.
Real Betis took the lead with an early goal scored by Aitor Rubial in the sixth minute, but Celta Vigo quickly equalized with a goal by Iago Aspas in the 16th minute from a penalty kick.
While everyone was preparing for the match to end in a positive draw, Veliot Svedberg scored the valuable winning goal for Celta Vigo in the sixth minute of stoppage time in the second half, giving the three points to the hosts.
Celta Vigo’s tally rose to 16 points, advancing to seventeenth place (fourth from the bottom). On the other hand, Betis’ tally stopped at 28 points in seventh place.
