Real Madrid are edging ever closer to winning La Liga this season. They took another step towards achieving their goal on Saturday, as they secured a slender 1-0 victory over beaten Copa del Rey finalists Mallorca at Son Moix.

The first half saw few chances, with Real Madrid only having one shot on goal. That came from Jude Bellingham, whose beautiful effort from outside of the penalty area agonisingly struck the crossbar.

However, it was another long-range effort that did the trick for Los Blancos. Just three minutes into the second half, Aurelien Tchouameni collected the ball 30 yards out before firing an unstoppable effort past the rooted Predrag Rajkovic in the Mallorca goal. The strike took a small deflection, but it was still a phenomenal effort.

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Federico Valverde lost a fantastic opportunity to score a second goal late on, but in the end, that was sufficient for Real Madrid. With this victory, they move up to the top of La Liga, 11 points ahead of Barcelona, who play later on Saturday. El Clasico is scheduled for next weekend.

Brahim Diaz couldn’t believe he didn’t score on this chance from the top of the six-yard box