Gareth Bale was smiling again at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday after scoring and assisting in Real Madrid’s 4-0 win over Alaves.Benched against Paris Saint Germain and again against Leganes in Madrid’s last league game, he was back in the team and back in the goals. He was still in Cristiano Ronaldo’s shadow – Real Madrid’s top scorer scored twice – but he will not mind that. He enjoyed himself and so did his team-mates in a comfortable win in which the so-called BBC forward all got onto the scoresheet. Cristiano Ronaldo scored a brace in Real Madrid’s comfortable 4-0 win over Alaves at the Bernbeu on Saturday afternoon Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema all got their names on the scoresheet in the impressive victory Ronaldo celebrates with Lucas Vasquez after the Spaniard’s pass found the Portuguese forward to score his second RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 2 Next Gareth Bale ‘will always be important’ to Real Madrid, says… What is Cristiano Ronaldo’s net worth? Cristiano Ronaldo trains with Real Madrid team mates as Pele… Manchester United ‘slap world record £88m price tag on David… Share this article Share Visitors Alaves started the game confident looking every inch a team that would be third in the table if the league had started in December when their coach Alebardo Fernandez took over.But Real Madrid were fired-up and no-one more so than Bale, who had started on the left but spent the first half drifting across the penalty area and leaving the left flank for full-back Theo Hernandez.It was Hernandez who led Madrid’s first lightning break down the left. When he crossed Benzema slipped as he shot and sent the ball well wide. Parts of the Bernabeu whistled him. Other parts clapped in support. Ronaldo took note and would bring the matter up when he scored.First Bale went close acrobatically bicycle-kicking wide from an Hernandez cross.Alaves had chances too and Navas had to make fine saves from Alfonso Pedraza and John Guidetti. He would tip defender Alexis’ shot away brilliant too just before the break but by that point Madrid were ahead. Despite being on a hat-trick, Ronaldo gave Benzema the chance to score from the penalty spot late on, which he did Real’s Welsh wizard was brought down in the 88th minute after Victor Laguardia’s rash tackle earned the hosts a penalty MATCH FACTS AND LEAGUE TABLE REAL MADRID: (4-2-3-1) Navas; Carvajal, Varane, Nacho, Hernandez; Casemiro (Llorente 80), Kovacic (Ceballos 73); Lucas, Ronaldo, Bale; BenzemaSUBS NOT USED: Casilla (GK); Hakimi, Isco, Mayoral, TejeroGOALS: Ronaldo (44, 61); Bale (46); Benzema (pen 89)BOOKINGS: NoneCOACH: Zinedine ZidaneALAVES: (4-4-2) Pacheco; Alexis, Laguardia, Ely, Duarte; Perez, Torres, Garcia (Medran 63), Alfonso (Ibai 62); Guidetti (Burgui 74), SobrinoSUBS NOT USED: Sivera (GK); Aguirregabiria, Maripan, PinaGOALS: NoneBOOKINGS: Perez (6); Sobrino (20)COACH: Abelardo FernandezREFEREE: Javier Estrada FernandezMAN OF THE MATCH: Cristiano
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