(Video) Watch: Real Madrid vs Las Palmas 2-0 Highlights & All Goals 2023

Real Madrid eased to a 2-0 win over Las Palmas on Wednesday to overtake Barcelona and move second, but Catalan minnows Girona are the surprise La Liga leaders after after a 2-1 win at Villarreal.

Barcelona started the week top of the league but a 2-2 draw at Real Mallorca on Tuesday left the door open for their rivals to overtake them.

Madrid produced a comfortable victory with goals from Brahim Diaz and Joselu, while Brazilian winger Vinicius Junior also made his return from injury as a second half substitute, following a month out.

Real coach Carlo Ancelotti rested Jude Bellingham, who has been Madrid’s best player so far, starting Diaz in attacking midfield in the England international’s stead.

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Surprise League leaders Girona came from behind to beat Villarreal, with on-loan Barcelona defender Eric Garcia netting the winner.

Real Madrid visit Montilivi on Saturday in a mouthwatering clash between the top two, while Barcelona host Sevilla Friday.

(Video) Watch: Rodrygo embarass chalobah to score the opener for Real Madrid

Chalobah misses the ball down the wing and Rodrygo is all alone near the byline as he enters the Chelsea box. He crosses for Benzema but the Frenchman can’t get on the end of the chance.

The ball falls to Vinicius Jr. He smartly returns it to Rodrygo who passes it into the back of the net! Is that game over for Chelsea?

GOAL | Chelsea 0-1 Real Madrid | Rodrygopic.twitter.com/p4SBqQmEoJ

— VAR Tático (@vartatico) April 18, 2023

(Video) Watch: Real Madrid vs Cádiz 2-0 – All Gоals & Hіghlіghts 2023 HD

Real Madrid secured a 2-0 victory over Cadiz at the Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla on Saturday, thanks to two late goals from Nacho and Marco Asensio.

The visitors struggled to score against a resilient Cadiz side for most of the game, but finally found a way through in the 72nd minute when Nacho scored from outside the box. Four minutes later, Asensio doubled the lead with a clinical finish from inside the box.

The win keeps Real Madrid in second place in La Liga, five points ahead of Atletico Madrid with a game in hand.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti made several changes to his starting lineup, resting some key players ahead of the crucial Champions League quarter-final second leg against Chelsea on Tuesday.

Toni Kroos and Vinicius Junior were not even in the squad, while Luka Modric and Eduardo Camavinga started on the bench. Dani Ceballos and Aurelien Tchouameni were among those given a chance to impress in the starting XI.

The hosts were determined to cause an upset and put pressure on Real Madrid from the start. They had the first big chance of the game in the 12th minute when Alfonso Espino hit the post with a left-footed shot from the left side of the box.

Real Madrid had more possession and generated a ton of shots and great chances, but struggled to score.

The second half followed a similar pattern, with Real Madrid dominating but failing to find a breakthrough. Cadiz defended with tenacity and discipline, while also looking for chances on the counter-attack. Sergio made his first substitution in the 55th minute, bringing on Jorge Mere for Raul Parra.

Ancelotti waited until the 67th minute to make his first change, replacing Lucas Vazquez with Eduardo Camavinga. The French midfielder, who again played left-back tonight had an immediate impact, and was involved both offensively and defensively.

Nacho’s goal gave Real Madrid a boost of confidence and they quickly added a second one. Valverde played a through ball for Asensio, who ran into the box and slotted past David Gil with his left foot.

Ancelotti then made three more substitutions, bringing on Modric, Hazard and Vinicius for Valverde, Rodrygo and Benzema respectively.

The final minutes of the game saw Real Madrid control possession and tempo, while Cadiz tried to reduce the deficit. However, neither side managed to score again and the game ended 2-0 in favor of Real Madrid.