Real Madrid defeated its guest Cadiz, 3-0, today, Saturday, in the 34th round of La Liga, at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
Real Madrid's goals were scored by Brahim Diaz, Jude Bellingham and Joselu in the 51st, 68th and (90+3) minutes.
Real Madrid leads the La Liga standings with 87 points, while Cadiz stands at 26 points in 18th place.
Real Madrid is waiting for a gift from Barcelona, which will face Girona this evening, as the Catalan team’s stumble means that the Merengues will officially be crowned with the title.
The match began under pressure from the hosts, with a missile shot from Militao, but goalkeeper Ledesma excelled in stopping it in the 10th minute.
Ibrahim Diaz tried to start from the left side, but Cadiz defender Escalante deflected the ball in front of him.
The first response from the visitors came in the 21st minute, as Chris Ramos received a cross ball inside the area, and shot a powerful ball that passed wide of the goal.
Ruben Sobrino launched a quick counterattack, getting alone with goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, had it not been for a perfect intervention from Nacho, who put his foot down and turned the ball into a corner in the 31st minute.
Arda Guler, Real Madrid player, tried to shoot from outside the area, but the ball went wide of the goal in the 35th minute.
At the beginning of the second half, Chris Ramos set off to go one-on-one with goalkeeper Courtois, and the latter excelled in blocking his shot, preventing the visitors from scoring the lead in the 49th minute.
The response came from Brahim Diaz, who scored the goal to advance Real Madrid in the 51st minute, as the Moroccan player received a pass from Modric and aimed a curved missile at the edge of the penalty area, to the far left of goalkeeper Ledesma.
Joselu tried to add Real Madrid's second goal in the 58th minute, with a shot inside the area, but it hit defender Vale.
Jude Bellingham succeeded in adding the second goal a few minutes after his participation as a substitute, as Ibrahim Diaz passed him a cross from the right side inside the penalty area, and with one touch he put the ball into the net in the 68th minute.
Vinicius Junior sent a cross, which reached Militao inside the area, who rose and headed the ball, but goalkeeper Ledesma blocked it in the 82nd minute.
Luka Modric tried to shoot from outside the area, but Ledesma blocked his shot brilliantly in the 88th minute.
From a quick counter, Vinicius took off and passed the ball deep towards Nacho, who in turn sent it to Joselu, who was in front of the empty goal, to score the third goal for the Royals in the minute (90+3).