La Liga scoring form as Real Madrid
beat Villarreal 2-0 on Saturday to
move up to fourth.
Villarreal were able to match Real's slick passing
for much of the game but their finishing let them
down. Luka Modric gave the visitors the lead on the
half hour with a drive into the corner from 20 yards.
Carlo Ancelotti gave his attacking players licence to
exchange position and Karim Benzema, returning to
the side, picked out Ronaldo to finish clinically in the
centre of the penalty area five minutes from the
break. It was his 10th league goal this season.
Villarreal continued to press forward after the
restart with Mario Gaspar and Gabriel going close
with efforts but following the high tempo of the first
half both teams began to run out of steam.
Real now have 12 points from six games, a point
behind Valencia, Barcelona and Sevilla who are in a
three-way tie for first place.
Later Barca, who dropped their first points in
midweek with a draw against Malaga, take on
Granada while champions Atletico Madrid face
Sevilla.
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