Real inch closer to title with 3-0 win over Sevilla

Karim Benzema struck a brace in a 3-0 win over Sevilla yesterday Real Madrid edged closer to their first Spanish league title in four years.

The win gave Real au00a010-point lead on arch-rivals Barcelona and will be enough to secure the championship if Barca lose to Rayo Vallecano later later night.
Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring at the Bernabeu and Benzema added a brace after the interval to put Real within touching distance of a first La Liga title since 2008.

Real, who were eliminated from the Champions League after a semi-final defeat to Bayern Munich in midweek, thus took their record breaking haul of league goals for the season to 112.u00a0

Real players celebrate a goal against Sevilla yesterday. Pic/AFP

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