Real Madrid's Rodrygo Goes (r) and Sevilla defender Jose Angel Carmona during the LaLiga match between Real Madrid and Sevilla at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium Dec 22,2024. EFE/ Fernando Villar

Real Madrid beats Sevilla, overtakes Barcelona in LaLiga

Sports Desk, Dec 22 (EFE) – Real Madrid beat Sevilla 4-2 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday, picking up three points that allowed it to move into second place in the LaLiga table with 40 points, just one behind leader Atletico de Madrid.

Real Madrid's midfielder Luka Modric during the LaLiga match between Real Madrid and Sevilla at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium Dec 22,2024. EFE/ Fernando Villar

Goals from Kylian Mbappé, Fede Valverde, Rodrygo, and Brahim Diaz saw the Merengues thrash Sevilla.

Mbappé opened the scoring after ten minutes with his tenth goal of the season.

Real Madrid midfielder Dani Ceballos (r) and Sevilla’s Belgian midfielder Dodi Lukebakio during the LaLiga match between Real Madrid and Sevilla at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium Dec 22,2024. EFE/JuanJo Martin

He was soon ed by Fede Valverde, who scored the second in the 20th minute.

El delantero francés del Real Madrid Kylian Mbappé durante el partido de LaLiga entre el Real Madrid y el Sevilla en el estadio Santiago Bernabéu Dec 22,2024. EFE/ Fernando Villar

Rodrygo started the second half with a third goal for Real Madrid, followed by Isaac Romero’s first goal for Sevilla.

Finally, Brahim Diaz scored the final goal for the meringue team in the 53rd minute.

Dodi Lukebakio saved Sevilla’s face by scoring a second goal 5 minutes from the end. EFE

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