Real Madrid brushed aside Espanyol 5-0 on Sunday to march on toward its first Spanish league title in four seasons with its 10th consecutive win.
Madrid dominated throughout, barely breaking a sweat in a commanding victory that restored its 10-point lead over defending champion Barcelona.
Cristiano Ronaldo took advantage of a defensive error by Espanyol to open the scoring with his league-leading 30th goal.
Germany midfielder Sami Khedira added a goal before halftime. Gonzalo Higuain then scored twice and Kaka also found the net in the second half to seal Madrid's 12th win in 13 league games at Santiago Bernabeu stadium this season.Real Madrid have scored 85 goals in 24 league games thanks to the five netted against Espanyol tonight, which also gave them a tenth straight victory in the championship. The Whites were superior throughout the encounter and thrilled their fans with an electrifying shower of goals at the Bernabeu.
Carvalho came on for the suspended Pepe and Real Madrid didn't have such an intense start to the match as usual, but Espanyol seemed weary and hardly managed to give two consecutive passes. Mourinho's men completely controlled the match and soon started to have chances. The first was a Ronaldo shot that grazed one of the posts (11'), followed by one by Kaka inside the box that was cleared by goalkeeper Casilla (19').Real Madrid made light work of Espanyol on Sunday evening as it stormed to a 5-0 victory at the Santiago Bernabeu to claim its 10 consecutive Liga victory, and open up a 10-point lead over rival Barcelona once again.
The league leader grabbed the first goal of the game on 23 minutes when Cristiano Ronaldo finished off a clever move before Sami Khedira doubled Madrid's goal tally before the break.
Just after the interval Higuain struck from close range before Kaka scored a deserved goal. Higuain put the icing on the cake with 12 minutes to go for the home side, which appears odds on to win their first Liga title since 2008.
Madrid dominated throughout, barely breaking a sweat in a commanding victory that restored its 10-point lead over defending champion Barcelona.
Cristiano Ronaldo took advantage of a defensive error by Espanyol to open the scoring with his league-leading 30th goal.
Germany midfielder Sami Khedira added a goal before halftime. Gonzalo Higuain then scored twice and Kaka also found the net in the second half to seal Madrid's 12th win in 13 league games at Santiago Bernabeu stadium this season.Real Madrid have scored 85 goals in 24 league games thanks to the five netted against Espanyol tonight, which also gave them a tenth straight victory in the championship. The Whites were superior throughout the encounter and thrilled their fans with an electrifying shower of goals at the Bernabeu.
Carvalho came on for the suspended Pepe and Real Madrid didn't have such an intense start to the match as usual, but Espanyol seemed weary and hardly managed to give two consecutive passes. Mourinho's men completely controlled the match and soon started to have chances. The first was a Ronaldo shot that grazed one of the posts (11'), followed by one by Kaka inside the box that was cleared by goalkeeper Casilla (19').Real Madrid made light work of Espanyol on Sunday evening as it stormed to a 5-0 victory at the Santiago Bernabeu to claim its 10 consecutive Liga victory, and open up a 10-point lead over rival Barcelona once again.
The league leader grabbed the first goal of the game on 23 minutes when Cristiano Ronaldo finished off a clever move before Sami Khedira doubled Madrid's goal tally before the break.
Just after the interval Higuain struck from close range before Kaka scored a deserved goal. Higuain put the icing on the cake with 12 minutes to go for the home side, which appears odds on to win their first Liga title since 2008.
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