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\nReal Madrid narrowed the gap on La Liga leaders Barcelona to four points with a hard-fought victory at Celta Vigo.
\nKarim Benzema put Madrid ahead with an expert finish from Luka Modric\u2019s pass.
\nAfter the break Benzema\u2019s shot hit the post and went in off defender Gustavo Cabral to put Real 2-0 up but Celta\u2019s Hugo Mallo scored with a smart volley.
\nSergio Ramos chipped in a penalty and Dani Ceballos smashed home in stoppage time after Cabral was sent off, with Brais Mendez adding a late consolation.
\nIt was Madrid\u2019s fourth straight win under caretaker manager Santiago Solari, who was put in charge after Julen Lopetegui was sacked the day after a 5-1 defeat at Barcelona on 28 October.
\nChampions Barca had earlier on Sunday lost 4-3 at home to an impressive Real Betis side, and this Madrid victory brings the European champions back into the Spanish title race.
\nLa Liga rules say temporary managers can only be in place for 14 days, and it is expected Argentine former Madrid winger Solari, 42, will be made permanent manager on Monday.
\nMadrid are sixth in the table, three points off the top four, while Celta are now 14th, four points above the relegation zone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ONLINE PARIS Real Madrid narrowed the gap on La Liga leaders Barcelona to four points with a hard-fought victory at Celta Vigo. Karim Benzema put Madrid ahead with an expert finish from Luka Modric\u2019s pass. After the break Benzema\u2019s shot hit the post and went in off defender Gustavo Cabral to put Real 2-0 up […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-35082","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n