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February 20, 2012, Monday
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A CRISTIANO Ronaldo header set Real Madrid on its way to a 4-0 win at home to 10-man Racing Santander on Saturday that stretched its advantage over second-placed Barcelona at the top of the Spanish La Liga to 13 points.
Ronaldo's sixth-minute goal from a clever Kaka assist was his 28th of the season in the league, putting the Portuguese forward five clear of Barcelona's World Player of the Year Lionel Messi at the top of the scoring chart.
Santander, which is 18th in the standings, was reduced to 10 men six minutes before the break when the referee ruled defender Domingo Cisma had handled the ball for a second time in the game and showed him a second yellow card.
Real doubled its lead in added time when a dinked Karim Benzema effort was deflected over the line by Santander defender Bernardo under pressure from Sergio Ramos.
Substitute Angel Di Maria, back after injury, netted the third goal and the best of the night in the 73rd minute when he powered a left-foot strike past goalkeeper Tono from just outside the area.
Benzema's deflected effort made it 4-0 a minute from time to seal an 18th win for Jose Mourinho's side in 19 league matches since the end of September and lift it to 61 points from 23 games.
"The best thing is that we have three more points and one less game to play," Mourinho told a news conference.
Barcelona, which beat Real 3-1 at the Bernabeu in December but has otherwise suffered patchy away form, can trim the gap to 10 points with a win at home to third-placed Valencia yesterday.
Elsewhere, Getafe salvaged a 1-1 draw against fourth-placed Espanyol, and Sevilla ended an eight-game winless slide with a 2-0 win over Osasuna.
Ronaldo's sixth-minute goal from a clever Kaka assist was his 28th of the season in the league, putting the Portuguese forward five clear of Barcelona's World Player of the Year Lionel Messi at the top of the scoring chart.
Santander, which is 18th in the standings, was reduced to 10 men six minutes before the break when the referee ruled defender Domingo Cisma had handled the ball for a second time in the game and showed him a second yellow card.
Real doubled its lead in added time when a dinked Karim Benzema effort was deflected over the line by Santander defender Bernardo under pressure from Sergio Ramos.
Substitute Angel Di Maria, back after injury, netted the third goal and the best of the night in the 73rd minute when he powered a left-foot strike past goalkeeper Tono from just outside the area.
Benzema's deflected effort made it 4-0 a minute from time to seal an 18th win for Jose Mourinho's side in 19 league matches since the end of September and lift it to 61 points from 23 games.
"The best thing is that we have three more points and one less game to play," Mourinho told a news conference.
Barcelona, which beat Real 3-1 at the Bernabeu in December but has otherwise suffered patchy away form, can trim the gap to 10 points with a win at home to third-placed Valencia yesterday.
Elsewhere, Getafe salvaged a 1-1 draw against fourth-placed Espanyol, and Sevilla ended an eight-game winless slide with a 2-0 win over Osasuna.
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