Real Madrid’s French forward Karim Benzema (L) celebrates with Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo after scoring during the Spanish league football match Real Madrid CF against Malaga CF on 25, November 2017 at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid.GABRIEL BOUYS / AFPCristiano Ronaldo’s first La Liga goal for over a month ensured Real Madrid closed the gap on La Liga leaders Barcelona to seven points by squeezing past struggling Malaga 3-2 on Saturday.
Ronaldo’s relief was clear to see when he fired home the rebound after seeing his penalty saved by Roberto 15 minutes from time.
First-half goals from Karim Benzema and Casemiro had twice put the European champions in front.
However, their defensive fragilities without injured captain Sergio Ramos were also exposed as Diego Rolan and Chory Castro twice levelled for Malaga, who remain in the relegation zone.
Ronaldo’s winner does though put some pressure on Barca when they travel to Valencia for a top-of-the-table clash on Sunday (1945GMT).
Ronaldo Relieved As Madrid Edge Five-Goal Malaga Thriller
