Real Madrid cemented top spot in LaLiga after defeating Elche CF 3-0 on Wednesday evening.
Former Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger and Rodrygo were recalled from the Los Blancos side that put FC Barcelona to the sword in El Clasico on Sunday.
There was early controversy when a brilliant passing move from Luka Modric and Toni Kroos saw Vinicius Junior take aim and played in Karim Benzema to slot home, but the offside flag went up.
Los Blancos eventually went ahead inside 11 minutes after Federico Valverde charged onto a loose ball involving Benzema around the box and drilled past Edgar Badia.
Madrid pushed for a second towards the half-hour mark in the first half and watched David Alaba finish off a reverse pass from Benzema only for the offside flag to go up once again.
The host started to show courage following the difficult start and brought a save off Madrid goalkeeper Andriy Lunin through a low shot on a tight angle by Nicolas Fernandez.
With no substitutions ahead of halftime from either side, Los Blancos nearly doubled their tally after Benzema's curling shot from a clever angle forced a smart save off Badia.
Madrid had a third goal disallowed for offside well over 60 minutes played after Benzema slammed Dani Carvajal's ball across the six-yard area past Badia.
The away outfit made a change ahead of the midway stage in the second half in Aurelien Tchouameni, who came on for Modric.
Los Blancos didn't drop the tempo and finally secured a second with 15 minutes to go when Benzema played a quick one-two in the six-yard area with Rodrygo and applied a first-time finish.
Madrid grabbed the third goal in the final minute as Marco Asensio latched onto a cutback from the left by Rodrygo and slotted home with his first touch after coming on.
The reigning champions sustained the remaining seconds of the match and secured the win that extended their lead at the summit to six points.
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