Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first free-kick in 57 attempts to send Real Madrid on their way to a 3-0 victory over Eibar.
It was his 38th league goal of the season and with Manchester United loanee Javier 'Chicharito' Hernandez scoring a second this was another win that Real Madrid had wrapped up before half time as they continue their pursuit of leaders Barcelona.
Ronaldo had not scored a free-kick since last March but when Luka Modric was fouled 25-yards out in a central position midway through the first half, he dipped a free-kick through the Eibar wall that bounced just in front of Xabier Irureta.
Real Madrid were up against La Liga’s smallest club who were playing a league game at the Bernabeu for the first time in their history. Madrid had Keylor Navas making only his ninth start of the season for the rested Iker Casillas but he was seeing little more of the action that he usually does from the bench in a one-sided first half.
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