Real Madrid warmed up for their Champions League quarter-final second leg against Chelsea with victory at lowly Cadiz in La Liga.
Defender Nacho scored the opening goal with a brilliant strike into the bottom corner from 25 yards.
Marco Asensio slotted in a second for the visitors from inside the area.
Madrid named a strong team despite being almost out of the title race, and with a trip to Stamford Bridge on Tuesday looking to defend a 2-0 lead.
Frank Lampard’s Chelsea lost 2-1 at home to Brighton on Saturday.
Cadiz and Real both hit the woodwork, with Alfonso Espino striking a post and Karim Benzema hammering a shot off the crossbar.
Barcelona are 10 points clear of Real Madrid at the top of the table and visit Getafe on Sunday in their game in hand.
Line-ups
Cádiz
Formation 4-4-2
- 13Gil
- 2ParraSubstituted forMeréat 55′minutes
- 23Hernández
- 3Jiménez Jarque
- 22Espino
- 10Bongonda
- 24San Emeterio DíazSubstituted forMartí Salvadorat 70′minutes
- 4AlcarazBooked at 29mins
- 7SobrinoSubstituted forFernández Iglesiasat 70′minutes
- 19Guardiola NavarroSubstituted forAlejoat 70′minutes
- 16Ramos de la FlorSubstituted forNegredoat 78′minutes
Substitutes
- 5Mbaye
- 6Martín-Bejarano Serrano
- 8Fernández Iglesias
- 9Lozano
- 11Alejo
- 15Martí Salvador
- 18Negredo
- 21Arzamendia
- 25Meré
- 26Aznar Ussen
- 32Chust
Real Madrid
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Courtois
- 17VázquezSubstituted forCamavingaat 67′minutes
- 3Militão
- 22Rüdiger
- 6Nacho
- 15ValverdeSubstituted forModricat 80′minutes
- 18Tchouaméni
- 19Ceballos
- 11Asensio
- 9Benzema
- 21RodrygoSubstituted forE Hazardat 80′minutes
Substitutes
- 2Carvajal Ramos
- 4Alaba
- 5Vallejo
- 7E Hazard
- 10Modric
- 12Camavinga
- 13Lunin
- 16Odriozola
- 24Mariano
- 26López Andúgar
- Referee:
- Jesús Gil Manzano
- Attendance:
- 19,833
Live Text
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Match ends, Cadiz 0, Real Madrid 2.
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Second Half ends, Cadiz 0, Real Madrid 2.
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Attempt saved. Álvaro Negredo (Cadiz) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Théo Bongonda.
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Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
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Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Jorge Meré.
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Attempt blocked. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nacho.
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Offside, Real Madrid. Marco Asensio tries a through ball, but Nacho is caught offside.
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Attempt saved. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
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Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Jorge Meré.
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Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Asensio.
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Attempt missed. Alfonso Espino (Cadiz) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Álvaro Negredo with a cross.
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Attempt blocked. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
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Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Luis Hernández (Cadiz).
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Attempt missed. Álvaro Negredo (Cadiz) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Iván Alejo with a cross.
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Attempt missed. Roger (Cadiz) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Iván Alejo with a cross.
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Attempt missed. Álvaro Negredo (Cadiz) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
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Corner, Cadiz. Conceded by Luka Modric.
