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Ronaldo parades Ballon d’or as Madrid go top
- Updated: January 25, 2014
Cristiano Ronaldo paraded his Ballon d’Or trophy before scoring his league-leading 22nd goal on Saturday, helping Real Madrid ease to a 2-0 win over Granada and provisionally move atop the Spanish standings.
Ronaldo soaked up an ovation from fans in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium as he held up his award for the best player in the world in 2013 before the match, which he then put his stamp on with a pinpoint strike to score in the 56th minute.
Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso welcomed the Portuguese’s chance ”to be able to celebrate … with the people who have supported him so much these past years.”
Karim Benzema sealed Madrid’s ninth straight win – and seventh consecutive clean sheet – in all competitions in the 74th, moments after Ronaldo’s deflected free kick clipped the crossbar.
Madrid moved two points above Barcelona and Atletico Madrid before they both play on Sunday.
Elsewhere, Valladolid ended Villarreal’s three-game winning run with a 1-0 victory at home courtesy of defender Jesus Rueda’s 40th-minute header to provisionally escape the relegation zone.
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