Real Madrid vs. Villarreal: Goals, Highlights from La Liga Fixture

Real Madrid hosted Villarreal on Wednesday, looking to maintain pressure on Barcelona and Atletico Madrid at the top of La Liga.

Los Blancos went into the round one point off the pace, though Barcelona's thrashing of Deportivo earlier in the night and Atletico Madrid's victory over Athletic Bilbao meant that the gap was temporarily extended to four.

Karim Benzema put Zinedine Zidane's side in front late in the first half.

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Madrid buka keunggulan atas Villarreal lewat gol Benzema, 1-0 untuk Madrid. pic.twitter.com/Ce7GthJ3Kv

— Zia Fauzi (@ZiaFzi_) April 20, 2016"

And Madrid doubled their advantage after the hour through Lucas Vazquez.

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Lucas Vázquez tabela com Benzema e amplia: Real Madrid 2x0 Villarrealhttps://t.co/34nzyVTFQz

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— Goleada Info Vídeos (@GI_videos) April 20, 2016"

A fine Luka Modric volley had the hosts 3-0 in front with a quarter of an hour to play:

And that was how it finished–Madrid narrowing the gap on their title rivals to just one point.

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