Real Madrid beat Sevilla in the Spanish Championship thanks to Modric's goal

MOSCOW, February 26 Real Madrid beat Seville «in the match of the 26th round of the Spanish Football Championship.
The meeting, held in Madrid, ended with the score 1:0. Luka Modric scored in the 81st minute. Midway through the second half, referee Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos suffered a muscle injury. Instead, referee Carlos Fernandez Buergo took the field, working his first La Liga match as the referee.
Before the start of the game, the new champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the featherweight division, Spaniard of Georgian origin Ilia Topuria, who is a Real Madrid fan, struck the ball symbolically. He showed the stands the championship belt, which he won on the night of February 18 in a fight against Australian Alexander Volkanovski.

Real (65 points) takes first place in the Examples standings. The Madrid club extended its unbeaten streak in the Spanish Championship to 20 matches. Sevilla (24) is in 15th place.
Spanish Football ChampionshipFebruary 25, 2024 • starts at 23:00FinishedReal MadridSpain1 : 0SevilleSpain
81‎'‎ • Luka Modric

Results of other matches:

• «Cadiz» — «Celta» — 2:2;
• Betis — Athletic — 3:1;
• Las Palmas — Osasuna — 1:1.