"Real" is pursuing "Barca", "Arsenal" has overtaken "City"
The Madrid team continues its winning streak without Vinícius; meanwhile, the "Gunners" put an end to their 14-year winless streak at Anfield and moved into first place.
Real is chasing Barca, while Arsenal has overtaken City
Racing – Real 0:3
Goals:
Mbappe, 11 – penalty (0:1). Bellingham, 21 (0:2). Diomande, 36 (0:3)
Racing: Agirrezabala, Ramon (Sainz-Maza, 60), Belocian, A. Martin, Mantilla (Pedro Felipe, 29), Prati, I. Martin (Andre Almeida I, 82), Canales, Vicente (Guliashvili, 82), Luque, Zabiri (Garcia, 61)
Real: Courtois, Huijsen, Konate, Cucurella, Alexander-Arnold, Tchouameni, Silva (Camavinga, 77), Bellingham, Diomande (Endrick, 85), Arda Guler (Diaz, 67), Mbappe
Bookings: Belocian, 34. Luque, 45
Real recovered after the defeat against Atletico: since September 20, the team has been continuing a five-match winning streak. During this interval, Barcelona was also defeated in El Clasico. Yan Diomande replaced Vinicius, and players in other lines also began to interact with a mutual understanding.
A day earlier, Barca beat Alaves by a large margin, extending the gap back to 6 points, and in such a situation a difficult away match awaited Real – Racing had not lost at home yet this season.
However, in reality, the fate of the match was decided in the first half. First, Mbappe converted the penalty he earned himself to open the scoring (Racing became the 24th team he has scored against in La Liga). Then Kylian also played a decisive role in the second goal-scoring attack. Standing with his back to the opponent's goal in the center of the pitch, he kept the ball for his team and passed to Arda Guler, who put Bellingham one-on-one with the goalkeeper. Jude rounded the goalkeeper and hit the empty net, which became his 50th goal for the "Royal Club".
In the 36th minute, the score became a blowout. After a corner kick, the ball rebounded out of the penalty box and fell to Diomande's feet, and the Ivorian footballer precisely targeted the top corner – 3:0.
In the second half, the Madrid side saved their energy for the Champions League, preserved the winning score, and reduced the gap with Barca back to three points.
Real continues to show a great game in the absence of Vinicius: unlike the Brazilian star, Diomande not only plays brilliantly in attack, but also tracks back to help the team defend better, presses, and blocks opponent passes. Along with the hard work, he is also demonstrating incredible productivity: four of his last six shots on target have resulted in goals.