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Yan Diomandé scores half-volley in Real Madrid’s 3-0 win at Santander

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Yan Diomandé scores half-volley in Real Madrid’s 3-0 win at SantanderBryan Berlin · CC BY-SA 4.0

Yan Diomandé scored with a half-volley in the 36th minute as Real Madrid beat Racing Santander 3-0 in La Liga. Goals from Kylian Mbappé and Jude Bellingham had earlier put Madrid ahead, as the team secured a fourth consecutive league win, according to Africa Top Sports.

Yan Diomandé scored Real Madrid’s third goal against Racing Santander (3-0) on Sunday, in the 11th round of the Spanish football league, Africa Top Sports reports. The Ivorian striker scored in the 36th minute with a half-volley that flew into the top corner.

Kylian Mbappé opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 11th minute, before Jude Bellingham extended Madrid’s lead to two goals in the 21st minute. Real thus recorded a fourth consecutive La Liga win and have 27 points, in third place behind Atlético Madrid and FC Barcelona.

The victory came after Real beat FC Barcelona (2-1) in the Clasico the previous week. It followed Yan Diomandé’s earlier goals for the club, including his goal and assist on 19 October, and his goal in training on 30 October.

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