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By Fernando Kallas<\/p>\n

MADRID (Reuters) -Marco Asensio and Eder Militao scored to give Real Madrid a 2-0 win against Celta at Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday and cut Barcelona’s lead at the top of LaLiga to eight points.<\/p>\n

With eight-games remaining, second-placed Real maintained their slim title hopes by moving to 65 points. Barca have a game in hand and host third-placed Atletico Madrid on Sunday. <\/p>\n

In-form Atletico are undefeated in their last 13 LaLiga games and riding a six-game winning streak, 13 points behind Barca and five from Real. Celta are 12th in the standings on 36 points.<\/p>\n

It was a lukewarm start to the match with Real not in a hurry to pressure the visitors. However, they gradually became more aggressive, with Vinicius Jr and Asensio running the channels.<\/p>\n

Real were well on top midway through the first half and were playing the ball around Celta’s penalty area but missing that crucial final pass.<\/p>\n

It took them 42 minutes to record their first shot on target and Asensio made the most of it, opening the scoring with a one-touch strike from the middle of the box after Vinicius ran down the left and put in a low cross for the Spain international.<\/p>\n

Defender Militao wrapped up the win right after the break, launching himself at a corner from Asensio to score with an unstoppable towering header from\u00a0close range.<\/p>\n

Real took their foot off the pedal after that, comfortable with seeing out the game with their lead intact.<\/p>\n

With their Champions League semi-final first leg against Manchester City only three days after they play Osasuna in the Copa del Rey final in May, Real are banking on a win from their city rivals on Sunday to spice up LaLiga’s last few weeks.<\/p>\n

“We are going to fight until the last game, until it is mathematically impossible,” Real goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois told DAZN. <\/p>\n

“It’s a pity that we dropped some points in our way… but with the Champions League in play, it can happen. <\/p>\n

“Now we want to win the next three matches and when the Cup final arrives, we will see how far away we are. We want to win to have a good feeling ahead of the Champions League. It is key that we are all in good shape. Let’s hope we close the season well.”<\/p>\n

(Reporting by Fernando KallasEditing by Christian Radnedge)<\/p>\n

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