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Ronaldo powers Real with Bale injured
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Cristiano Ronaldo scored a brace and set up another goal for Real Madrid in a 4-1 comeback win over Getafe in the Spanish league on Sunday, as new teammate Gareth Bale couldn’t make his home debut after injuring his leg before the match.
Bale was dropped from Real’s starting lineup minutes before the match after the club’s medical staff examined his left thigh during warm-ups at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. The club said it was for “precaution” and that he would undergo tests yesterday.
Things only got worse for Real’s disappointed fans when Getafe forward Angel Lafita opened the scoring in the fifth minute.
But Pepe scored from a rebound in the 19th before Ronaldo converted a penalty in the 33rd, set up Francisco “Isco” Alarcon in the 59th, and added another goal in injury time after Getafe had been reduced to 10 men.
“Overall we played a good game. We were unlucky to start a goal behind, but I think our reaction was good,” said Real’s first-year Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti. “Sometimes we play too far back in defense, but ‘piano piano’ we are improving.”
Ronaldo’s 208th and 209th career goals for Real in 205 games moved him ahead of Hugo Sanchez as the club’s fifth all-time leading scorer. Raul Gonzalez holds the record with 323 goals.
Ronaldo has scored seven goals in his last four games in all competitions for Real.
Real remained undefeated through five rounds and is in third place in the standings, two points behind Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.
Villarreal also stayed unbeaten in its return to Spain’s top flight after drawing 0-0 at Celta Vigo.
Valencia enjoyed a much-needed 3-1 victory at home over Sevilla, breaking a four-game losing streak that included a 0-3 defeat to Swansea in the Europa League on Thursday.
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