BBC "Real Madrid lead to a big win over Deportivo Alaves"

BBC "Real Madrid lead to a big win over Deportivo Alaves"

MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid won a comfortable win over Deportivo Alaves in a clean four-match match at Santiago Bernabeu in the 25th week of the Spanish league.

After many missed chances in the first half, Cristiano Ronaldo scored the first goal in the 44th minute with a beautiful pass from French striker Karim Benzema.

In the second half, Real will confirm their lead with three more goals. Welsh star Gareth Bell scored the second goal in the 46th minute with a decisive pass from Karim Benzema, his second in the game. Benzema made two goals in a single game in La Liga for the first time in two years - since Real Madrid and Getafe on April 16, 2016 - with a goal for Isco and a goal for Bell.

Ronaldo returned to score the third goal of his team and the second in the game in the 61st minute. He raised his balance to 299 goals in the Spanish league Real Madrid shirt.

Karim Benzema ended the match from the penalty spot after Gareth Bell was blocked in the 89th minute after Ronaldo allowed him to play a funny goal with a goal of 300 in the Spanish league.

With the result, Real lifted their points to 51 points with a third-placed lead, five points behind fourth-placed Valencia and four points behind Atletico Madrid. While leaders Barcelona are 11 points away.

Deportivo Alafis was at the 28th point in 16th place.

Celta Vigo scored an impressive 2-0 win over Ebar in the first half of the season, lifting the score to 35th in seventh place while Ibar continued to lead eighth.