Real Madrid encountered a challenging encounter when they welcomed Sevilla to their home stadium on the wee hours of February 26, in the context of round 26 of La Liga 2023/24.

In the ninth minute of the match, Lucas Vazquez delivered a close-range strike into Sevilla’s net, seemingly signaling that Los Blancos would soon take the lead. The endeavor of the Spaniard, however, was ruled ineffective by VAR on the grounds that Nacho had committed a penalty in the preceding coordination situation. Real Madrid had numerous opportunities to take the lead early on, but Aurelien Tchouameni and Federico Valverde both exhibited a disgraceful demeanor when in front of the net.

Following the intermission, Real Madrid maintained its dominant position in the contest. Clear opportunities presented themselves when Valverde struck the post and Vinicius Jr. narrowly missed an angled shot.

Nonetheless, Modric was decisive. This veteran midfielder opened the scoring for Real Madrid in the eighty-first minute after being introduced to the field. He reacted swiftly to a weak deflection by the visiting team’s defense and smashed a quality shot from outside the penalty area.

Sevilla subsequently lodged a complaint, contending that Antonio Rudiger might have been offside when he intervened in Modric’s goal; however, their objections were dismissed by the referee.

Real Madrid emerged victorious against Sevilla by a score of 1-0 after 90 minutes. This result firmly establishes Carlo Ancelotti’s squad as the leaders of La Liga, eight points clear of Barca, which is in second place.

As part of the 26th round of La Liga on February 25th, Real Madrid welcomed Sevilla. Recently, the visitors have achieved a stage of improvement and a period of consistency in their results. The group is progressively escaping the dаnger zone, whereas Real Madrid is preoccupied with other objectives.

During the initial half, neither team exhibited exceptional performance and infrequently tested the goalkeepers. The only significant event was the disallowed goal by Lucas Vazquez, which was the result of an оffensive infraction. The tempo increased after halftime, but it was some time before a goal was scored. Substitute Luka Modrić delivered the sole accurate shot of the encounter, an outstanding effort from beyond the penalty area.

Sevilla remained in fifteenth place, while the “Los Blancos” maintained a six-point advantage over Girona and continued to confidently dominate the league standings.