Real Madrid confirmed a 3-0 home win over Alaves, scoring all three in the last 27 minutes of the game at the Bernabeu stadium on Saturday.
Marco Asensio roused the Bernabeu in the 63rd minute with a brilliant curled shot into the top right corner from outside the box.
Vinicius Jr extended the lead in the 80th minute, and Karim Benzema added one more with a stoppage time penalty kick.
The LaLiga leaders moved up to 57 points from 25 games, seven ahead of Sevilla and 14 clear of Real Betis - both of whom have a game in hand over Real. Champions Atletico Madrid are fourth with 42 points, three more than Barcelona.
The win may give Real a bit of breathing room at the top of the table - but not enough to lower the pressure or expectations they face from their fans.
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