Eden Hazard impressed as Real Madrid swept aside Eibar in their first LaLiga match since the season resumed.
Real Madrid made a winning return to LaLiga action as they beat Eibar 3-1 in the Spanish capital on Sunday.
Toni Kroos, Sergio Ramos and Marcelo eased Madrid into a comfortable half-time lead, with the visitors' second-half improvement yielding nothing but a Pedro Bigas consolation.
With Barcelona having won 4-0 at Real Mallorca a day earlier, the pressure was on Los Blancos to follow suit and close the gap at the top of the table back to two points.
Match Events
4' GOAL! Real Madrid 1-0 Eibar (Kroos)
GOOOOOAAAAALLLL!!!! MADRID 1-0 EIBAR!! It has taken Madrid all of 182 seconds to open the scoring on their return to action - and what a goal it is! Benzema is dispossessed in the box but Alvarez can only clear the ball as far as Kroos, who sends a delightful first-time shot over Dmitrovic and into the top-right corner from the edge of the box.
30' GOAL! Real Madrid 2-0 Eibar (Ramos)
GOOOOAAAALLLL!!!! MADRID 2-0 EIBAR!!! Ramos starts and ends a scintillating Madrid counter to double the home side's tally. The centre-back plays the ball out from the back after intercepting it and Benzema takes over by charging down the left, cutting inside and playing in Hazard. The Belgium winger unselfishly squares it to Ramos, who has a simple tap-in.
37' GOAL! Real Madrid 3-0 Eibar (Marcelo)
GOOOOOAAAAAALLLL!!! MADRID 3-0 EIBAR!!! Hazard, now playing down the right-hand side, is slipped in by Benzema. He is denied by Dmitrovic from the one-on-one, but Alvarez can only clear the loose ball as far as Marcelo, who takes a touch to set himself and then fires a shot into the back of the net. Marcelo celebrates by taking a knee.
60' GOAL! Real Madrid 3-1 Eibar (Bigas)
GOOOOAAAALLL!!! MADRID 3-1 EIBAR!! The home side have switched off in the second half and have now been made to pay. Benzema half clears the ball to De Blasis, whose shot takes a couple of deflections, including a telling one from Bigas to catch out Courtois.
Line-ups
Real Madrid XI: Ramos, Modric, Benzema, Kroos, Marcelo, Hazard, Courtois, Casemiro, Carvajal, Varane, Rodrygo
Subs: Bale, James, Isco, Areola, F Mendy, Asensio, Valverde, Militao, Brahim, Vinicius, Javi Hernández, Altube
Eibar XI: Orellana, Arbilla, Kike, De Blasis, Alvarez, Dmitrovic, Oliveira, Cristóforo, Rober Correa, Rafa, Exposito
Subs: Diop, Inui, Pedro Leon, Charles, Gonzalez, Yoel, Cote, Enrich, Bigas, Burgos, Tejero, Sergio Cubero
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