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MADRID: Real Madrid continued their domination in the ongoing La Liga season as they extended their winning streak to five matches after a 2-1 victory over Real Sociedad at Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday.

Both teams entered the match undefeated as Real Madrid won all of their last four matches, while Real Sociedad defeated Granada 5-3, after two drawn games against Celta Vigo and Las Palmas.

Real Madrid also reclaimed the top spot in the La Liga 2023-24 points table with 15 points.

The visitors had a perfect start to the game with an early 5th-minute goal courtesy of Ander Barrenetxea’s right-footed shot from very close range.

However, Real Madrid came strongly and Rodrygo made an attempt in the very next minute but was saved in the bottom right corner by Alex Remiro.

Real Sociedad did not slow down either and made several attempts to extend their lead as well as defend the attempts to equalize by the home side. They ensure to close the first half with their lead intact at 1-0.

Real Madrid entered the ground in the second half with renewed aggression and equalized in the second minute with Federico Valverde’s right-footed shot from outside the box.

Joselu then scored off the match-winning header in the 60th minute to give Real Madrid the decisive lead which remained intact until the final whistle.

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In another La Liga fixture, Sergio Ramos made his second debut for his boyhood club Sevilla against Las Palmas at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan stadium.

Both teams entered the game winless in the ongoing La Liga season however, Sevilla came out victorious and registered their first victory in the season, thanks to Dodi Lukebakio’s brilliant goal in the 71st minute.

Meanwhile, in another La Liga fixture, Villarreal edged Almeria 2-1 courtesy of Alexander Sørloth’s extra-time header assisted by Alberto Moreno after a thrilling contest.

Getafe on the other hand defeated Osasuna in a five-goal thriller at Coliseum Alfonso Pérez to earn their second victory in the La Liga season 2023-24.

Stefan Mitrovic scored off a header from the centre, which was assisted by Damián Suárez with a cross following a corner to give Getafe the lead in the 36th minute.

However, visitors equalized nine minutes later thanks to Iker Muñoz’s right-footed shot off a corner by Aimar Oroz.

The first half ended at a 1-1 stalemate, but the home side scored in the 6th minute of the second half to get the lead, which was equalized a few minutes later as Ante Budimir converted a penalty after David Soria was shown a yellow card.

Nemanja Maksimovic then scored the match-winning-header for Getafe after a cross by Carles Aleñá following a corner.

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Celta Vigo registered their first victory in the ongoing La Liga season as they edged past Almeria in a five-goal thriller, meanwhile, Cadiz handed Villarreal their second consecutive loss in the season.

Celta Vigo and Almeria, both entered Almeria’s home ground Power Horse Stadium, looking for their first win in the 2023-24 La Liga season as they both drew one and lost two of their previous three games.

However, the visitors gained an early advantage in the 24th minute as Unai Núñez scored off a header from very close range to the bottom left corner.

Jørgen Strand Larsen scored another goal within ten minutes to extend Celta’s lead to 2-0.

Almeria’s Largie Ramazani missed an attempt minutes before the first half, however, Sergio Akieme scored one for the home side just eight minutes into the second half.

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Sergio Arribas then scored an equalizer in the 68th minute, thanks to Largie Ramazani’s assist.

But the visitors finally scored a late goal to finish the match at 3-2. Williot Swedberg was assisted by Manu Sánchez with a cross to score the match-winning header from very close range to the centre of the goal.

In another game, Cadiz playing at their home ground Nuevo Mirandilla dominated Villarreal after the visitors started the game on high with an early goal in the tenth minute, courtesy of Alexander Sørloth.

However, this proved to be the only success they found throughout the game as the home side made a sounding comeback and won the game 3-1.

Chris Ramos scored the equalizer in the 18th minute but was shown a yellow card for excessive celebration. Four minutes later, Alfonso Pedraza of Villarreal was sent out with a red card for violent conduct.

Cadiz was awarded a penalty in the 30th minute which Darwin Machís successfully converted to get his team the lead over the visitors. He scored another one, right after the first half to further extend his team’s lead to close the match at 3-1.

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