Cristiano Ronaldo scores again as Real Madrid maintain pressure on Barcelona

Real Madrid kept up the pressure on Liga leaders Barcelona with a 3-0 home win over Eibar on Saturday afternoon. Carlo Ancelotti rotated his side but Cristiano Ronaldo started and scored the opening goal after 21 minutes, with Javier Hernandez adding a second 10 minutes later.

Cristiano Ronaldo scores again as Real Madrid maintain pressure on Barcelona
Cristiano Ronaldo scores again as Real Madrid maintain pressure on Barcelona

Jese made the game safe with eight minutes remaining. Ronaldo was initially due to miss the game after picking up a fifth yellow card in the victory over Rayo Vallecano earlier in the week but the booking was rescinded and the Portuguese star was given the all-clear to start.
It took him just over 20 minutes to get on the scoresheet as his curled free-kick – his first goal from a direct free-kick in La Liga since more than a year ago – broke the deadlock. Hernandez, on loan from Manchester United, then scored his first goal in front of his home support since joining, doubling Madrid’s advantage with a delightful header from an Alvaro Albeloa cross.
Ancelotti’s side took their foot off the pedal in the second period and it seemed Eibar would escape with just a two-goal defeat but Jese had other ideas and capped his fine performance with a well-taken individual goal. The win puts Madrid within a point of Barcelona, who face Sevilla tonight.

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