La Liga: Real Madrid beat Sevilla, stay six points behind Barcelona

MADRID: Real Madrid beat Sevilla in the Spanish football league despite the absence of star player Vinicius Junior. The win leaves the team six points behind leaders Barcelona.

The two traditional rivals will meet next week in the first El Clasico of the season.

Match details

Arda Guler scored the first goal for Real Madrid in the 30th minute. Kylian Mbappe scored the second shortly afterwards to double the lead.

Mbappe scored his second and the team’s third goal from a penalty in the 63rd minute. Sevilla’s Manu Bueno pulled one back in the 80th minute, but Dean Huijsen scored eight minutes before the end to secure Real Madrid’s win.

Vinicius Junior missed the match because he is serving a four-match ban.

Points table

With this win, Real Madrid have 22 points after winning seven of their nine matches and are second in the points table. Barcelona are on top with 27 points, the highest in the league.