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Real Madrid was again put to two points of Barcelona after their victory over Villarreal (6-2), coming from Kaká, Gonzalo Higuaín and Xabi Alonso after Christiano Ronaldo opened the score board with a spectacular free kick in the 18th minute which he dedicated to the victims of the disaster that had struck his home island of Madeira.
This was a much needed win as far as the coach was concerned after their loss to Lyon in a 1-0 defeat. The win seemed to have eased some of the pressure on Manuel Pellegrini.
The first half ended with the Bernabeu Stadium filled with the cheering and shout of the Madrid fans as they went into a 3-1 lead.
Though Villarreal pulled a goal back against the run of play in the 67th minute making it 3-2, all their hopes and possiblities turned bleak when Madrid made it 4-2 three minutes later through Higuain.
Ronaldo, almost inevitably, also created the fifth and sixth Madrid goals which was materialized by Kaka in the 79th minute and sealed by Xabi Alonso with a spectacular penalty in the 87th minute.
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