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Cristiano Ronaldo scored two penalties to lead Real Madrid to a 4-1 comeback victory over 10-man Athletic Bilbao on Sunday, keeping the Spanish leader five points clear despite Barcelona’s 4-1 win at Malaga that featured a hat trick from Lionel Messi.
A youthful Bilbao went ahead through Fernando Llorente’s 13th-minute opener in an electric start for the Basques at Santiago Bernabeu stadium, before Marcelo charged into the area to level for Madrid in the 25th.
Ronaldo stroked home a pair of spot kicks in the second half and Jose Callejon added a late goal to secure the hosts a much-needed win following their midweek 2-1 home loss to Barcelona.
Barcelona holds a 2-1 lead and hosts Madrid on Wednesday in the second leg of the Copa del Rey quarterfinals, but Madrid defender Marcelo isn’t giving up.
Ronaldo put Madrid in front from the penalty spot two minutes after the break, when Ander Iturraspe tugged Kaka down in the box. The Portugal forward then gave Madrid the cushion it needed in the 67th after Oscar de Marcos was shown a direct red for fouling Oezil in front of goal.
Ronaldo’s double took his league-high to 23 goals, one more than Messi‘s total.
Callejon cashed in on Madrid’s numerical advantage by scoring from a breakaway in the 86th.
Barcelona has struggled away from home this season, with just one win in its previous four outings. But once Messi found the net for just the second time on the road this campaign, the hosts had little trouble making Malaga look like the team it was before a €60 million ($77.5 million) overhaul in the offseason.
Andres Iniesta passed to Adriano out wide and he squared for Messi to guide a graceful header past diving goalkeeper Willy Caballero in the 33rd. It was Messi’s first headed goal in the league this season and just his 10th ever for Barcelona out of 216 goals.
Barcelona made short work of Malaga after halftime, with Alexis Sanchez pouncing on the rebound following a shot by Thiago Alcantara and firing inside the top of the goal in the 48th.
As special as his first goal was, the second was pure Messi. The three-time Ballon D’Or winner put the result beyond doubt three minutes later when he recovered the ball in Malaga territory, skirted through a swarm of reeling defenders and slotted a left-footed strike into the left corner.
Malaga substitute striker Jose Rondon scored the hosts’ late consolation goal.


















































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