Following on from reaching the Champions League final for the third time in four years and having the opportunity to become the first side win the competition back-to-back after overcoming arch-rivals Atletico in the semi-finals, Real ran out 4-1 winners when they hosted Sevilla today.
Goals from Nacho Fernandez, Cristiano Ronaldo (2) and Toni Kroos clinched another huge three points for Los Blancos in the La Liga title race.
Barcelona beat Las Palmas by the same margin away from home and are currently top of La Liga because they boast a better head-to-head record.
However, Real have a game in hand on their title rivals and if they collect four points from their final two games, they will be crowned champions. But the win for Zinedine Zidane's did have some controversy, in particular the manner in which the opening goal was scored.
Marcos Asensio was fouled just outside the area and Real were rightly awarded a free-kick.
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But none one of the usual suspects, Cristiano Ronaldo, Toni Kroos, James Rodriguez, had the opportunity step up and take the free-kick as without the whistle blowing and Sevilla players thrown off their game, defender Nacho Fernandez quickly rolled the ball into the bottom corner.
Watch the controversial goal here:
The Sevilla players, including goalkeeper Sergio Rico were incensed as referee Alberto Undiano allowed the goal to stand.
But a couple of experts in Spain have come out and claimed that the referee was well within his rights to allow the goal, which was remarkably similar to the quick routine Thierry Henry conjured up against Chelsea at Highbury in 2004.
Oliver, a former referee who now holds a role as an analyst told Radio MARCA that the decision to award the goal was correct.
"The ball isn't in motion when Nacho takes the shot, Nacho's action is therefore legal and Undiano is correct in his decision to allow the goal," he said.
Iturralde González, a retired Spanish referee, was asked for his opinion by AS, and he also agreed that the goal was legal.
His theory is that the request for the distance to be measured to the wall needs to come from the team that are attacking, and not those who are defending the set-piece. Therefore if the attacking team do not take issue with it, they are allowed to take the free-kick as long as the ball isn't moving and has not been moved forwards of backwards from the position that the foul was made.
Well, there you have it.
One goal that there was no certainly no issue with was Cristiano Ronaldo's thunderbastard of a strike in the second half, taking his tally to 401 goals in the process.
You just don't save them...
(h/t Give Me Sport)
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