MADRID, April 3 (Xinhua) — Real Madrid moved into second place in La Liga a point ahead of Barcelona and three behind Atletico Madrid, who both play on Sunday, after a straightforward 2-0 win at home to Eibar on Saturday afternoon.
Eibar traveled to Madrid without a win in 11 league games and never looked like changing that statistic for the better in Valdebebas, although it wasn’t until the 42nd minute that Marco Asensio opened the scoring with a smart finish over Marco Dmitrovic in the Eibar goal.
Karim Benzema assured the points in the 73rd minute when he planted a free header into the back on the Eibar net.
Atletico Madrid visit Sevilla on Sunday, while Barca are at home against Valladolid.
Spain international Gerard Moreno widened his lead as the top-scoring Spaniard in La Liga with a hat-trick to take his season’s tally to 19 goals as Villarreal won 3-0 away to Granada.
Moreno scored penalties in the 8th and 59th minutes and a further goal in the 17th minute as Villareal moved into fifth place, ahead of Betis and Real Sociedad, who each have a game in hand.
Saturday’s last league game saw Osasuna and Getafe draw 0-0 in a result that edges both sides closer to safety.
Finally, Rafa Mir gave Huesca hope of avoiding relegation with two goals that gave his side a 2-0 win away to Levante on Friday night.
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