Real have won 16 successive league matches, equalling the record of consecutive La Liga victories set by Barcelona in the 2010-11 season.
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Madrid and Barcelona were potential winners of the title last season, but Barcelona secured a win that won them the title.
Zinedine Zidane will welcome attacking superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale back into his Real Madrid squad on Wednesday.
Goalkeeper Kiko Casilla felt James Rodriguez showed his importance to Real Madrid by opening the scoring in the 2-0 La Liga win over Espanyol. “Getting points is the most important thing but it’s also nice to have a record like this”, added Zidane.
La Liga giants and league toppers Real Madrid take on Villarreal in a crucial game week 5 encounter on Wednesday (September 21) night.
James Rodriguez made the most of a rare start to open the scoring in first-half stoppage time before Karim Benzema sealed all three points 20 minutes from time. With so many games to play, we can not take risks.
Italian Sansone had also given the hosts the lead three minutes earlier from inside the box after the Brazilian former Chelsea striker Alexandre Pato had missed a penalty.
It was the second win in a row for Villarreal, which moved to sixth in the standings with eight points.
“I always wanted to stay here and I’m going to fight to stay here always”, he said.
Veteran striker Aduriz equalized with a header in the 24th and scored the victor with a right-footed shot from inside the area the 41st. We had few time to prepare the game, but now training it’s not important. I always think from day to day and that’s it. “We will assess how he is tomorrow”.
Valencia’s next chance to rebound is Thursday at home against Alaves.
In the second half, Real Madrid would take more control and eventually Benzema would net the second from a low cross for 2-0. It lifted the trophy in 2004.
The biggest win, meanwhile, was a 7-1 victory at home to Celta last season, while Los Blancos beat Barca 2-1 in the Clasico clash at Camp Nou (the fifth fixture in the streak).
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James has struggled for a regular place in Zidane’s plans and was making his first start of the season.
