Staff Reporter.
Real Madrid moved two points clear at the top of La Liga after a 4-1 win over 10-man Granada on Sunday.
Goals from Marco Asensio and Nacho gave Carlo Ancelotti’s side an early lead, but Granada’s Luis Suarez pulled a goal back just before half-time.
Winger Vinicius Junior restored Los Blancos’ two-goal advantage shortly after the restart with Monchu then sent off for the hosts in the 67th minute.
Ferland Mendy wrapped up the win for the visitors, adding a fourth after 76 minutes.
The win meant Real Madrid climbed above Sevilla and Real Sociedad to the summit of La Liga.
Meanwhile, strugglers Granada dropped into the bottom three on goal difference.
“Really happy with how the game went,” Asensio said in a postmatch news conference. “After an international break it’s always difficult to get the dynamic back, but the team were serious, we played a great game and the most important thing is the three points.”
“At 2-0 they created some chances, they scored a goal, but we talked about it in the dressing room, we came out strong in the second half and in general it was a great game.”
Madrid next face Champions League Group D opponents Sherrif Tiraspol on Wednesday, the Moldovan side that stunned them in a 2 -1 victory earlier in the campaign.