Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Real Madrid v Sevilla - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - January 19, 2019 Real Madrid's Casemiro in action with Sevilla's Daniel Carrico REUTERS/Susana Vera
MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid earned a therapeutic 2-0 victory at home to Sevilla with late strikes from Casemiro and Luka Modric as Santiago Solari's stuttering side leapfrogged the Andalusians into third spot in La Liga on Saturday.
Brazilian midfielder Casemiro unleashed a stinging shot from outside the area which was too powerful for outstretched keeper Tomas Vaclik, giving the European champions a deserved lead in the 78th minute after they dominated the second half.
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