First Division - Day 30

Leganés 2 - Real Madrid 4

Leganés: Herrerín; Tito (Samu García 53’), Bustinza, Mantovani, Siovas, Diego Rico; Gabriel (Alberto Bueno 63’), Rubén Pérez, Timor, Szymanowski (Machís 83’); Luciano Neves. 5-4-1.
Madrid: Keylor Navas; Danilo, Sergio Ramos, Nacho, Marcelo; Kovacic (Modric 80’), Casemiro, James (Isco 70’); Lucas Vázquez, Morata (Mariano 75’), Marco Asensio. 4-3-3.

Goals:
0-1. 15. James. Turned shot past Herrerín following good run by Asensio.
0-2. 18. Morata. Looped header over keeper after Nacho headed on corner.
0-3. 23. Morata. Latched on to Kovacic pass and steered shot past keeper.
1-3. 32. Gabriel. Poked shot past Navas after Diego Rico cross deflected to him.
2-3. 35. Luciano Neves. From close to goal after Siovas headed back corner.
2-4. 47. Morata. Header which went in off Mantovani from wide James free kick.

Yellow cards: Gabriel 57’, Bustinza 84’, Nacho 89’.

Real Madrid responded to Barça’s win earlier in the day with a 2-4 victory at city neighbours Leganés on Wednesday evening, a result which keeps them two points above the Catalans with a game in hand. Zidane made several changes to his line-up, but with only a quarter of the game gone they were already three goals ahead, Marco Asensio winning the ball in midfield and running through to set up James for the opener. Danilo hit the post soon afterwards, and Morata took advantage of a rare start to net twice after that, the first after Nacho headed on a James corner, and the second after Kovacic put him through. The locals came back though with two goals of their own before the break, Gabriel poking a shot past Keylor Navas after a Diego Rico cross deflected to him, and Luciano Nieves scoring a second after Siovas headed down a Szymanowski corner. However Morata completed his hat-trick soon after the restart with a header which went in off Mantovani, and only a good save by Herrerín prevented Lucas Vázquez from making it five near the end.