It was a positive, spirited display from Eibar from start to finish, but they were undone by two pieces of poor defending and have to leave empty-handed. On both occasions Ronaldo was able to make the home side pay, and it resulted in an important win for Madrid that has moved them to within four points of second-place Atletico.
2017/2018 La Liga
1-2
Match Events
28' Substitution! Nacho for injured Varane!
Madrid have been forced into making their first substitution. Varane hasn't been able to recover from the early clash of heads and is replaced by Nacho.
34' GOAL! Eibar 0-1 Real Madrid (Ronaldo)
Madrid have taken the lead! Eibar have played brilliantly so far, but they've conceded first after a poor mistake from Arbilla. An attempted pass from the centre-back can only find Modric, who immediately sets up Ronaldo to burst into the box and beat Dmitrovic with a low strike.
50' GOAL! Eibar 1-1 Real Madrid (Ramis)
Eibar have equalised! The resulting set-piece is swung into the heart of the penalty area and picks out Ramis, who easily latches onto the ball and nods it straight past Navas at the far post.
84' GOAL! Eibar 1-2 Real Madrid (Ronaldo)
Ronaldo strikes again! Eibar have been the better of the two teams for much of the game, but it looks as if they're going to have to leave empty-handed. Carvajal takes advantage of a poor mistake by Leon and curls a lovely cross into the middle of the box, where Ronaldo is easily able to beat Dmitrovic with a close-range header.
Line-ups
Eibar XI: Dmitrovic, Ramis, Capa, J.Ángel, Arbilla, Escalante, Takashi, D.García, P.León, Jordán, Kike
Subs: Riesgo, Oliveira, Juncà, Diop, R.Peña, Alejo, C.Dias
Real Madrid XI: Navas, D.Carvajal, S.Ramos, Varane, Marcelo, Kroos, Modric, Casemiro, Isco, C.Ronaldo, Bale
Subs: Kiko Casilla, Nacho, Theo, Vázquez, Asensio, Kovacic, Benzema