Real Madrid, the defending champion, continued its series of victories and reduced the gap between it and its arch-rivals Barcelona, the leaders, by defeating its guest Celta Vigo 2-0, on Saturday, in the 30th round of the Spanish Football League .

Marco Asensio imposed himself as a star in the match, opening the scoring in the 42nd minute, and passing the ball for the second goal to Brazilian defender Eder Militao in the 48th minute.

"We will fight until the last game, as long as it is mathematically possible," Real's Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois told the DAZN broadcasting network.

He continued, "We have to try to win the next three matches, and then when we play in the cup final, we see how many points we have, and if there is a chance."

And he added, "Our task is to follow up on winning, not just to reduce the gap, but for the good feelings before the Champions League."

Real Madrid strengthened its second position, although its focus is on its favorite tournament in the European Champions League and the local cup final, raising its score to 65 points, to be 8 points behind its traditional rivals Barcelona, who will receive tomorrow the second pole of the capital, Atletico III, in a summit match.

The royal club entered its match against its guest, Celta Vigo, ecstatic from reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League, by renewing its victory over Chelsea, England, in the last home contract, 2-0, on Tuesday, similar to the result of the first-leg match.

The European champion, who won his fourth successive victory in various competitions, set a final square date with Manchester City in a replay of last season's semi-finals, and he also faces Osasuna in the local cup final.

Real presents fluctuating levels in the league after losing two of its last four matches, against Barcelona (1-2 in stage 26) and at home against Villarreal (2-3 in stage 28), before achieving its second successive victory this evening after dropping Cadiz 2. Zero in the last stage.

Italian coach Carlo Anceloni made 5 changes to the winning squad against Chelsea, resting veterans Croatian Luka Modric and German Toni Kroos, but he pushed French striker Karim Benzema (35 years), who seemed upset when he took him out in front of the "Blues", but he failed this evening to score.

At the “Santiago Bernabeu” stadium, Asensio opened the scoring with the first shot between the three woods of the royal club before the end of the first half, after a pass from the Brazilian Vinicius Junior, who crossed his marker and passed the ball to the Spaniard, who followed it with his left foot into the net (42), in his eighth goal in the “La Liga”. This season.

It is Asensio's third goal in his last four matches for Real.

Real started the second half as he finished the first, as he doubled the score in the first Madrid attack after he got a corner kick carried out by the first goal, Asensio, followed by Brazilian Militao, with a header in the goal of goalkeeper Villar (48).

Real Sociedad strengthened its final, fourth place, qualifying for the Champions League, by defeating its guest, Rayo Vallecano, 2-1 in fatal time and with friendly fire.

Rayo Vallecano scored the first goal through Essie Palason Camacho, after snatching the ball from John Pacheco from the middle of the field (57), and Sociedad responded two minutes later thanks to the Norwegian Alexander Sorloth through a pass from Aihn Munos (59).

While the match was taking its last breath, Sociedad scored the three points to overturn thanks to friendly fire when French defender Lorient Lejeune accidentally scored in his team's goal (81).

Sociedad, who won his sixteenth win this season, raised his score to 54 points in fourth place.
Athletic Bilbao continued its winning streak by beating Almeria 2-1.

It is the third successive victory for Bilbao after beating Espanyol Barcelona 2-1 and Real Sociedad 2-0 in the 28th and 29th stages, respectively, to raise its score to 46 points in seventh place and enhance its chances of a European position in the next season.

It is also the fourth victory for the Basque club in its last five matches in the league against a draw, noting that its last loss dates back to stage 25 against Barcelona, 0-1.

Bilbao advanced with goals from Neco Williams (9) and Oscar de Marcos (56), before Almeria scored a late goal through Alex Santis (90 + 2).

Osasuna returned to the winning streak by defeating its guest, Real Betis, 3-2.

Osasuna, who lost 2-1 to Rayo Vallecano in the last stage, advanced with two goals from Croatian Ante Bodemir (6 and 11), and Betis narrowed the difference to a goal through Juan Miranda (16).

Osasuna added the third before the end of the first half, thanks to John Moncayola (41), while Argentine defender Guido Rodrigues scored the goal to reduce Betis, who failed to increase his yield to lose.

Real Betis' balance froze at 48 points in fifth place, while Osasuna, who reached the final of the local cup, where it will meet Real Madrid by eliminating Bilbao in particular, raised its score to 41 points in eighth place temporarily.

Valladolid beat Girona 1-0.