Real Madrid will never give up on their hopes of winning La Liga this season, coach Santiago Solari has vowed despite the eight-point gap between them and leaders Barcelona.
Solari's side are third in the Spanish top flight, but edged slightly closer to their main rivals on Sunday by beating Deportivo Alaves 3-0, capitalising on Barcelona's 2-2 draw with Valencia and second-placed Atletico Madrid's 1-0 defeat at Real Betis.
Having recovered from their early-season inconsistency, Madrid are now on a four-game winning streak in the Spanish top flight.
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They still have a sizeable deficit to overcome if they are to beat Ernesto Valverde's reigning champions to the crown, but Solari insists they will keep up the fight.