La Liga: Real Madrid 2-1 Sporting Gijon

Sporting Gijon's Venezuelan defender Fernando Amorebieta falls down beside Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (L) during the Spanish league football match Real Madrid CF vs Real Sporting de Gijon at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on November 26, 2016. © AFP

Real Madrid have cemented their spot in the top of La Liga following a 2-1 win over Sporting Gijon at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

Portuguese sensation Cristiano Ronaldo was the hero of the match for Los Blancos in the soaking wet capital on Saturday.

Real won a penalty as early as the 4th minute and CR7 stepped up and fired the ball into the back of the net to make it 1-0.


Real Madrid then made it 2-0 through their star player Ronaldo again who met Nacho Fernandez's brilliant left-wing cross with an emphatic header in the 18th minute.

The visitors, however, played better after the restart and managed to pull one back, but missed a crucial penalty as Zinedine Zidane's men held on to win the match 2-1.


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