Carlo Ancelotti moves onto 200 wins as Real Madrid manager

Vinicius Junior scored twice, while Dani Carvajal and Brahim Diaz were also on the scoresheet, as Los Blancos netted four times at Estadio El Sadar to claim all three points.

Real Madrid are now 10 points clear of second-placed Girona at the top of the La Liga table, and it proved to be a special afternoon for Ancelotti, as he moved onto 200 wins as head coach of the capital giants.

Ancelotti has 200 victories from 277 games in charge of Los Blancos during two separate spells, with 129 of those successes coming in Spain's top flight.

«I'm very proud, I'm very happy, but above all for the victory here. We played well and it's three very important points to get some distance in the table. We're going into the break better than ever,» the Italian told reporters in his pre-match press conference.

Meanwhile, in a separate interview to Real Madrid TV, he said: «Very happy to have achieved all these victories, but it's not enough, we'll keep going, we're going for 201.»

Real Madrid will be back in action against Athletic Bilbao on March 31 before welcoming Manchester City for the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on April 9.

Ancelotti reserved special praise for Vinicius on Saturday, with the Brazilian scoring twice and picking up a yellow card before being substituted in the 85th minute.

«We're talking about an enormously decisive player, who scored two today and even with that, he always wants more,» added the head coach.

«He's been effective in every play he's made, with and without the ball. He needs to control the atmosphere and the