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Real Madrid prevailed in Cádiz by 0-2 in the match corresponding to day 29 of LaLiga Santander 2022-2023, with which it retains its second place with 62 points, ten behind FC Barcelona, leader with 72 points, and with 5 more than Atlético, third with 57, although the Culés and the Colchoneros are with one game less.

Carlo Ancelotti's team presented rotations in their starting eleven on their visit to Cádiz. Even so, the whites played a great game, but the local goalkeeper David Gil Lara and the posts held them back until minute 72, when Nacho's well-deserved goal arrived. Shortly after, in 1975, Marco Asensio sentenced.

After the white victory at the Nuevo Mirandilla, Barça will play this Sunday in Getafe forced to return to the path of victory, after the misstep in the Cup with the humiliation by 0-4 and the draw against Girona without goals to leave the things as they were and maintain the income of 13 points. The match will start at 4:15 p.m.

Atlético, third with 57 points, hosts Almería on Sunday at 6:30 p.m., with the intention of extending their streak of 12 league games without losing and following in the footsteps of Madrid. With the ticket for the next Champions League almost sealed, with a 10-point advantage over the fifth classified, obtaining the runner-up is the challenge that the colchoneros have set for themselves.

The fight for the European cups

The fight for fourth place has been opened even more with the results of this day. The defeats of Real Sociedad, in the Basque derby against Athletic (2-0) and of Villarreal, at home against Valladolid (1-2), make Betis' victory over Espanyol (3-1) even more valuable. Pellegrini's men are fifth again, with 48 points, three behind Real, which still holds the position that gives access to the next Champions League, with 51, while the submarine remains sixth, with 47.