Late goals gift Real Madrid win over Sevilla

Real Madrid extended their lead at the top of La Liga over Barcelona with a 3-1 home win over Sevilla on Saturday night. Erik Lamela’s 53rd minute goal for Sevilla seemed to cause a surprise in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium which had witnessed Luka Modric’s fourth minute opener for the home side. Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti rested Karim Benzema for the game, but his side were quickly ahead after Vinicius Jr set up Modric. Real Madrid dominated the first half, but failed to add a second and Lamela drew Sevilla level after a pass out of defense. However, Vinicius set up Lucas Vazquez for Madrid’s second in the 78th minute, just minutes after Vazquez had come on as a substitute.