DHAKA: Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring in Real Madrid`s thumping La Liga victory over hosts Almeria before limping off with what he described as "a knock".

Ronaldo touched in from Isco`s cross in the third minute, but hobbled off at the start of the second half.

Real boss Carlo Ancelotti said: "I don`t think it`s important. He wasn`t in pain. I think he will recover soon."

Karim Benzema scored Real`s second before Gareth Bale, Isco and Alvaro Morata wrapped up a comfortable win.

The victory leaves Real six points behind leaders Barcelona, who beat Granada 4-0.

Ronaldo, 28, will have further tests on his injury on Sunday ahead of Real`s Champions League game against Galatasaray on Wednesday.

The Portugal forward made the most of poor Almeria defending to guide in from Isco`s ball from the right and score his 35th goal in 25 appearances.

But, largely thanks to fine goalkeeping from Esteban, the visitors` advantage was kept to one goal at the break.

They stretched clear despite Ronaldo limping off, though, with Benzema collecting the ball at the end of a Jese run and scoring from the edge of the area.

Bale seized on Sebastian Dubarbier`s error to score his fifth goal since joining from Tottenham in the summer.


Isco then produced a clever finish from the edge of the area for a fourth Real goal before substitute Morata broke the offside trap to lob Esteban, with Casemiro only denied a sixth by the post.

Source: BBC
BDST:  0948 HRS, NOV 24, 2013