Gareth Bale scored the opening goal of the game as Real registered their third straight league win of the new campaign against strugglers Leganes. The visitors had played both Basque clubs coming into this game, and had lost to Athletic and draw against Sociedad.

Bale set the ball rolling with his 17th minute effort. Leganes equalised seven minutes later through Carrillo’s penalty, but a brace after the interval from Karim Benzema and a penalty midway through the second half from Sergio Ramos sealed a 4-1 victory for Real.

Bale played 85 minutes of this game before being subbed off for Lucas.

Real’s next game, in two weeks’ time after the international break, will see them travel to San Mames to take on Athletic.

Bale’s goal means he has now scored in 7 straight La Liga games.

Gareth Bale’s brace inspired Real Madrid to beat Leganes 3-0 as Zinedine Zidane’s side overcame a tough challenge at the Bernabeu. Bale had a total of eight attempts and scored two goals, with Alvaro Morata also netting. Somewhat oddly, Real had to make more tackles than Leganes, indicating that the 3-0 was not as smooth a victory as the scoreline suggested Continue reading →