Espanyol vs Real Madrid Highlights

Real Madrid continued their unbeaten run with a comfortable 3-0 win at Espanyol in the Primera Division to join fierce rivals Barcelona at the top of the table after two rounds of the championship.

Esteban Granero, Guti and Cristiano Ronaldo bagged the goals to give Manuel Pellegrini’s side a somewhat flattering win against an Espanyol team, who were playing their first competitive match at their Cornella-El Prat stadium.

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Real Madrid vs LDU Quito Highlights : Friendly Highlights

Real Madrid will face a Peace Cup semi-final showdown with Juventus after a 4-2 win over LDU Quito.

Cristiano Ronaldo opened the floodgates from the penalty spot, before Esteban Granero, Christoph Metzelder and Alvaro Negredo all got on the scoresheet to seal a victory after LDU had put up a resilient fightback.

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Shamrock Rovers vs Real Madrid Highlights

Cristiano Ronaldo hardly made an impact against Shamrock Rovers in his first appearance for Real Madrid.

The £80million man came in for special attention from the Irish side’s defenders, not all of it fitting the ‘friendly’ title of this match, and could not conjure any of his trademark magic before being withdrawn at half-time with the score tied at 0-0.

He had two chances to produce with a free-kick, but sent the first one well wide and the second into the wall.

Indeed, the best scoring chance in the first half fell to the hosts as Sean O’Connor cut in from the right-hand side before sending a low strike just wide.

Madrid looked more dangerous after the break, with Rafael van der Vaart going close twice, the second with a spectacular overhead kick, and another high-profile import, Karim Benzema striking the post in the 56th minute.

Eventually, it was Benzema who won it, latching on to a long ball to score the only goal of the match three minutes from time.

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Benzema goal

Villarreal vs Real Madrid Highlights

Two-time reigning champions Real Madrid handed their Primera Division crown to arch rivals Barcelona after slumping to a 3-2 defeat at Villarreal.

Lying eight points behind table toppers Barca with three games remaining, Madrid needed to win at El Madrigal to keep the title race alive – at least until Pep Guardiola’s men met Real Mallorca tomorrow.

But goals from Robert Pires, Ruben Cani and Joan Capdevila cancelled out efforts from Madrid duo Rafael Van der Vaart and Gonzalo Higuain to give Villarreal a much-needed boost in their quest for a Champions League spot and hand Barca the title.

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