Castellanos scored twice to give Real a 2-0 lead, 11 points boost behind Barcelona
Posted : 26 April 2023
On loan from New York City, Castellanos headed in the first goal and later raced on to a long pass to beat Real's Andriy Lunin for a 2-0 advantage.
With a header from Marco Asensio's cross, Vincius Jr. gave Real hope.
Prior to Lucas Vazquez's consolation, Castellanos, 24, headed in a cross from Yan Couto and added a fourth.
Real, who has played one more game, is 11 points behind Barcelona, the current leader. They face Manchester City in the opening leg of the Champions League semifinal in two weeks.
Castellanos scored four goals against Real Madrid in a La Liga match for the first time in more than 75 years. Esteban Echaverria scored five goals for Real Oviedo against Madrid in December 1947.
Before being removed in the 71st minute, 24-year-old Argentine Castellanos only touched the ball 15 times, scoring as many goals as passes he tried. This season, he has currently netted 11 goals in La Liga.
Due to gastroenteritis, Real were missing their starting goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and their attacker Karim Benzema was injured in the leg.
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