However, Vinicius Jr shone again as, after a brilliant run into the middle, he gave a short pass to Lucas Vazquez who scored with a precise shot from inside the ...
[Luka Modric](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/76762/Luka-Modric) put the champions ahead after five minutes, slotting a low Vinicius Jr cross into an empty net. "In training I suffer a lot!" "This year we all told him to shoot more, because he's good at it. "We aren't worried. "We didn't start the second half well. [Gonzalo Montiel](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/228262/Gonzalo-Montiel) on the left touchline and passed to Modric who was open at the far post and tapped the ball home. Luckily we woke up and scored two great goals. [Vinicius](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/257039/Vinicius) was once again hard to stop and masterminded most of Real's chances. But with the substitutions we took a step forwards and got back control." [Thibaut Courtois](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/134283/Thibaut-Courtois) told Movistar Plus. [Erik Lamela](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/130870/Erik-Lamela) ghosted behind the defence to equalise from close range. [Real Madrid](/soccer/team?id=86)'s [Lucas Vazquez](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/174967/Lucas-Vázquez) and [Federico Valverde](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/235818/Federico-Valverde) struck late goals to secure a 3-1 win against struggling [Sevilla](/soccer/team?id=243) and a six-point lead at the top of LaLiga on Saturday.
Ter Stegen was nowhere close to his shot in El Clasico, which resulted in the second goal. He has 3 goals from outside the box after the Elche encounter, which ...
Valverde likes to dictate play, win the ball back, and quickly race down the flanks for a counter. Only players with a certain level of excellence demand that level of quality from their peers, and the Uruguyan midfielder is a great example. He has an average of 0.95 tackles per game this season, and a 0.14 interception average, which is only going to get better as the season progresses. Last year, he had 0 goals and 1 assist in 31 La Liga appearances, as well as 1 assist in 11 Champions League appearances, notably coming in the final against Liverpool. Ancelotti in an interview mentioned that he has a bet that the Uruguayan will hit ten goals this season. He has 3 goals from outside the box after the Elche encounter, which is more than any other player in Europe’s top five leagues.
Real Madrid needed late goals from substitute Lucas Vazquez and Federico Valverde to sink Sevilla 3-1 in LaLiga Santander on Saturday.
Real Madrid put the result to bed soon immediately after when Valverde controlled the ball with one touch before smashing home from the edge of the box. The goal gave Sevilla confidence and they came close to taking the lead soon after, Lamela curling his effort just wide of the mark. David Alaba sent a curling free-kick just wide of the top corner, while Vinicius' shot from the edge was blocked as Real Madrid continued to control proceedings. A big mistake from the Sevilla backline allowed Real Madrid to open the scoring after just five minutes. Gonzalo Montiel lost the ball deep in his own half, allowing Vinicius to skip into the box and evade a challenge before picking out Luka Modric's run at the back post for a tap in. "He hits the ball very hard and if he goes a bit to one side it's impossible to stop."
Luka Modric gave Real the lead in the 5th minute, only for Erik Lamela to notch the equaliser 10 minutes after half-time. Los Blancos then scored two goals in ...
[To](https://twitter.com/ToniKroos/status/1581688920513064966) [ni Kroos called Valverde a top three player in the world right now](https://twitter.com/ToniKroos/status/1581688920513064966) after Real's win in El Clasico last week. Real remain unbeaten in La Liga and have gone six points clear at the top of the table. The 24-year-old has now hit the back of the net in each of the last three games. Lucas Vazquez gave Real the lead once again in the 79th minute. Luka Modric gave Real the lead in the fifth minute, only for Erik Lamela to notch the equaliser 10 minutes after half-time. [Federico Valverde ](https://www.givemesport.com/federico-valverde)nearly broke the net with an absolute screamer for [Real Madrid](https://www.givemesport.com/real-madrid) against Sevilla on Saturday evening.
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Here’s Finn’s latest drawing, and if you ever want to look back at Finn’s previous (and amazing) work, just check out our [Drawing Board](http://www.managingmadrid.com/managing-madrids-drawing-board) page. Fede Valverde is the man of the hour. The Uruguayan’s goals, assists, defensive effort, ball-carrying, and overall incredible energy has been absolutely vital to Real Madrid this season, especially in the midst of Karim Benzema’s injuries.
SportsBrief.com News ☆ Federico Valverde nearly broke the net with a screamer for Real Madrid against Sevilla on Saturday evening.
[ touted Real Madrid's Federico Valverde](https://sportsbrief.com/football/real-madrid/26092-fans-valverde-ballon-d-winner-madrid-midfielder-spotted/) as a prospective Ballon d'Or winner in the near future. [ presented the Ballon d'Or](https://sportsbrief.com/football/real-madrid/26327-karim-benzema-shares-ballon-d-santiago-bernabeu-faithful/) to the Santiago Bernabéu crowd prior to kick-off in Saturday's game against [Sevilla](https://sportsbrief.com/football/sevilla/). [Real Madrid](https://sportsbrief.com/football/real-madrid/) star Federico Valverdve scored a cracking individual goal against Sevilla on Saturday night in La Liga.
In-form Federico Valverde scored a worldie to seal Real Madrid's thumping 3-1 win over Sevilla in La Liga.
His stunner against Sevilla was his third consecutive league goal, and it is not the first highlight-reel worthy strike he's pulled off this campaign. Valverde's goal was the pick of the bunch - an unstoppable, arrowing strike into the top corner. The Uruguayan, along with Luka Modric and Lucas Vazquez, was on the scoresheet again as Madrid retained their place at the top of the league table and unbeaten start.