MADRID, FEB 26: Veteran midfielder Luka Modrics curling strike gave Real Madrid a 1-0 win over Sevilla on Sunday, lifting them eight points clear of Barcelona atop La Liga where they are unbeaten in 20 games.
Madrids last league loss came in September.
Third-placed Girona are a further point adrift. They are not in action until Monday when they take on Rayo Vallecano.
With Jude Bellingham and Joselu both injured, and Eduardo Camavinga and Dani Carvajal suspended, Madrid faltered in the early exchanges and Youssef En-Nesyri missed an early chance for the visitors.
An equally impressive Lucas Vazquez strike had been wiped off by VAR after 10 minutes, a decision which prompted jeers and brought a yellow card for Real coach Carlo Ancelotti.
"We deserved the win, we kept up the intensity until the very end and this is what happens when you achieve that," said the Italian coach. —AFP
