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Eduardo Camavinga says “nothing is impossible” as Real Madrid vow to fight for the LaLiga title after Wednesday’s 4-0 win over Elche closed the gap to eight points at the top.
Second-placed Madrid trail Barcelona with 17 games to play, having dropped points in four of their previous nine league games while Barcelona have gone on a six-game winning run.
The Blaugrana have not lost in the league since Los Blancos triumphed 3-1 in the Clasico on October 16, opening up a sizable lead at the summit in the meantime.
“Nothing is impossible at this club,” Camavinga told reporters. “We saw that last year with the Champions League, we’re going to fight to the end to win LaLiga.”
Madrid’s victory, achieved after a Karim Benzema first-half double along with goals from Marco Asensio and Luka Modric, comes after they lifted the Club World Cup to shake off their unconvincing league form.
“I would like to thank the fans for their support and we’re happy with the win,” Camavinga added. “The team is in good shape and we’re going to keep going.
“This is a difficult month but we’re going to give it all we have.”
Dani Ceballas, who started and was replaced by Modric in the 68th minute in midfield, said the eight-gap were surmountable.
“It was important to win to match Barcelona’s good run,” Ceballos said. “Eight points are not insurmountable and this team deserves to fight until the end and that’s what we’re going to do until the last game.”
Vice-captain Nacho added that the win over Elche offered a timely confidence boost.
“A clean sheet and a game full of goals. Couldn’t ask for any more,” he said. “The team put in a complete performance from the off, despite Elche’s current form.
“We needed to take the points to stay in the chase in LaLiga. These three points mean we’re still right in the fight.”
