Real Mallorca 0-3 Real Madrid:Karim Benzema struck twice as Real Madrid went 10 points clear
Following a goalless first half, Vinicius Jr scored 10 minutes after the restart, converting a pass from Karim Benzema to put Real ahead.
Benzema, who scored a hat-trick as Real beat Paris St-Germain 3-1 to seal a 3-2 Aggregate win in the Champions League last 16, then scored twice himself.
He converted a penalty after Vinicius had been fouled and headed in a third.
When it was goalless, Mallorca came close to taking the lead, but Pablo Maffeo's shot came back off the upright.
Real are 10 points clear of Sevilla with 10 La Liga games left for both sides, with arch-rivals Barcelona and Atletico Madrid in third and Fourth, respectively, both a further five points behind.
On Sunday, Real faced Barcelona in El Clasico at the Bernabeu.
Atletico, who faced Manchester United in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie at Old Trafford on Tuesday after a 1-1 draw in Spain, won the Spanish title last season, finishing two points ahead of Real.
Zinedine Zidane resigned as manager at the end of the 2020-21 campaign before Carlo Ancelotti left Everton to return to Real after a spell in charge between 2013-15.
Despite winning the Champions League and World Club Cup in that first period with the club, Ancelotti failed to win La Liga but is now in a powerful position to take Real to what would be their 35th Spanish title.
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