Las Palmas 0-3 Real Madrid

Gareth Bale scored twice as Real Madrid prepared for their upcoming Champions League game at Juventus with a comfortable victory at Las Palmas.

Cristiano Ronaldo and captain Sergio Ramos were both rested for the game and it was left to Bale to get the job done against their lowly La Liga opponents.

The Wales forward opened the scoring midway through the first half, powering into the area before smashing home.

Karim Benzema then scored from spot before Bale also converted a penalty.

The win moved Real to within a point of second-placed Atletico Madrid, who host struggling Deportivo La Coruna on Sunday.

Real travel to Turin on Tuesday for their Champions League quarter-final first leg with Juventus.

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Line-ups

Las Palmas

Formation 4-2-3-1

13Chichizola
12Rocha MachadoSubstituted forSamperioat 45'minutes
20GálvezBooked at 45mins
22Navarro JiménezBooked at 51mins
3Aguirregaray
18Castellano Betancor
25Aquilani
8Halilovic
4GómezSubstituted forExpósitoat 45'minutes
11Figueroa CabreraBooked at 36minsSubstituted forEzekielat 85'minutes
9Calleri

Substitutes

1Lizoain
2Simón
5García
14Ezekiel
16Samperio
28Ramírez
29Expósito

Real Madrid

Formation 4-4-2

1Navas
6NachoSubstituted forHakimiat 29'minutes
5Varane
3Vallejo
15Hernández
17Vázquez
14CasemiroSubstituted forLlorenteat 62'minutes
10ModricSubstituted forKovacicat 61'minutes
11Bale
20Asensio
9Benzema

Substitutes

13Casilla
18Llorente
19Hakimi
21Mayoral
23Kovacic
27Tejero
32Rodríguez

Referee:: Pablo González Fuertes
Attendance:: 22,785

Match Stats

Home TeamLas PalmasAway TeamReal Madrid

Possession: Home51%; Away49%

Shots: Home17; Away17

Shots on Target: Home3; Away7

Corners: Home3; Away4

Fouls: Home11; Away17

Live Text

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Match ends, Las Palmas 0, Real Madrid 3.
90'+2'
Full Time
Second Half ends, Las Palmas 0, Real Madrid 3.

90'+2'
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Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Matías Aguirregaray.
90'+1'
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Attempt blocked. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Llorente.
90'
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Attempt missed. Alejandro Gálvez (Las Palmas) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
89'
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Alberto Aquilani (Las Palmas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89'
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Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Real Madrid).
89'
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Corner, Las Palmas. Conceded by Jesús Vallejo.
87'
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Attempt blocked. Imoh Ezekiel (Las Palmas) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
85'
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Ximo Navarro (Las Palmas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85'
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Foul by Karim Benzema (Real Madrid).
85'
Substitution
Substitution, Las Palmas. Imoh Ezekiel replaces Momo.
84'
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Attempt missed. Jonathan Calleri (Las Palmas) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alberto Aquilani following a corner.
84'
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Corner, Las Palmas. Conceded by Raphael Varane.
82'
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Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Real Madrid).
82'
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Ximo Navarro (Las Palmas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82'
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Attempt blocked. Alberto Aquilani (Las Palmas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Momo.
82'
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Attempt blocked. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez.
80'
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Jesús Vallejo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80'
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Foul by Erik Expósito (Las Palmas).

As It Stood

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Barcelona	30	23	7	0	76	15	61	76
2	Atl Madrid	29	19	7	3	49	14	35	64
3	Real Madrid	30	19	6	5	76	33	43	63
4	Valencia	29	18	5	6	57	31	26	59

5	Villarreal	29	14	5	10	40	33	7	47
6	Sevilla	30	14	4	12	39	46	-7	46

7	Girona	30	12	8	10	44	43	1	44
8	Real Betis	29	13	4	12	49	53	-4	43
9	Celta Vigo	30	11	7	12	46	43	3	40
10	Getafe	29	10	9	10	35	27	8	39
11	Eibar	29	11	6	12	36	43	-7	39
12	Ath Bilbao	30	8	12	10	30	34	-4	36
13	Leganés	29	10	6	13	25	35	-10	36
14	Espanyol	29	8	11	10	26	37	-11	35
15	Real Sociedad	29	9	6	14	51	52	-1	33
16	Alavés	29	10	1	18	26	45	-19	31
17	Levante	30	5	13	12	26	44	-18	28

18	Las Palmas	30	5	6	19	21	61	-40	21
19	Dep La Coruña	29	4	8	17	26	60	-34	20
20	Malaga	29	3	5	21	16	45	-29	14

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Comment posted by Captain Francois Dubonais, at 23:13 31 Mar 2018
9. Posted by nova
And the' ve got a Welsh person who hates all the English & was filmed laughing at them when the got beat by Iceland
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"who hates all the English". You come to this conclusion how?
"& was filmed laughing at them when the got beat by Iceland" I'm English and thought it was funny, what's wrong with someone of another nationality thinking so? Pathetic!!
Comment posted by keeblerthecookie, at 02:43 1 Apr 2018
@1

Only three teams in Spain, eh? I guess that explains why team number 6 in Spain put team number 2 in the BPL out of the Champions League :)
Comment posted by Zoomy, at 21:29 31 Mar 2018
Went to the game and it looked like the ref was about as biased as the BBC’s reporting. Some shocking decisions, like Barcelona in the champions league. It looks like the two big Spanish clubs have too much power.
Comment posted by U16899333, at 23:58 31 Mar 2018
Let’s have a vote . The BBC are they overrated or are they really really overrated.
Comment posted by Curmudgeon, at 09:43 1 Apr 2018
@4 Only one team in the Prem? Really? Who are going to win it this year, who won it last year, and who did the year before? Three different teams. There have been five or six teams in with a realistic chance at the start of each season.
Comment posted by Baron von Gammon, at 21:25 31 Mar 2018
1. Posted by Super D Boon

There really are only three teams in Spain aren't there?

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That's two more than England, Germany and France, plus a second team has only made it interesting in Italy this season for the first time in years.

It's increasingly predictable.
Comment posted by U16242695, at 20:47 31 Mar 2018
2. Landlova
"Sorry BBC, where is the story here?"
Had a chuckle at that. This game proved that the BBC combo (Bale, Benzema and Ronaldo) is the best that RM have up front.
Comment posted by jmic, at 10:40 1 Apr 2018
@Adaminho
You should really get your info right before posting on the blog Athletico won the league in 2014 and very nearly won the Champions league if it wasn't for a last minute equaliser from Real Madrid they really are a good side
Comment posted by Dommo, at 13:35 1 Apr 2018
If Bale is not wanted at Madrid, I would have him back at Spurs in an instance. he could take Spurs to the next level and make a huge difference.
Comment posted by REALDEAL, at 10:23 1 Apr 2018
Who cares?
Comment posted by SaLah Land, at 01:40 1 Apr 2018
G’wan Gareth
Comment posted by Bunner, at 14:17 1 Apr 2018
Bale for Southampton if we stay up
Comment posted by David Windsor, at 12:40 1 Apr 2018
It'll be interesting to see whether Bale starts in the next match that Real consider both important and in doubt. I've felt since Bale was left out of the CL final in Cardiff that Real don't see him as a first choice any more. Of course it may also be that with several of their top players rapidly nearing end of career, that top players stop thinking of RM as a first choice also. Hope so.
Comment posted by on_the_plaza, at 09:13 1 Apr 2018
@17. Its nothing to do with champions league success. How many times have barca won 5 nil or something like that this season. Not a very competitive league from top to bottom.
Comment posted by Doyoun, at 22:09 31 Mar 2018
@4 - well said.
Comment posted by Robbo, at 09:07 1 Apr 2018
La liga is far more interesting and considerably higher quality than the EPL.. All the pundits and media that claim EPL is the best league in the world are full of hot air. Take a look at our champions league success.
Comment posted by Super Hans, at 22:53 31 Mar 2018
@9

I'll forgive him if he comes back to Spurs next season
Comment posted by starman, at 22:43 31 Mar 2018
Bale should bail out of Madrid. He only succeeded today because Ronaldo was rested for the game. He should be a star player at a club rather than just a back up player. But for all of that, Bale seems content with his lot and unwilling to move on. Shame really.
Comment posted by redgringo, at 05:40 1 Apr 2018
Let’s have a vote . Mike. Is he overrated or is he really really overrated?
Comment posted by TDBS, at 22:41 31 Mar 2018
So, only three teams in Spain, refs are biased towards those three, plus they eat lots of garlic, then they don't understand English plus they keep winning all the trophies, then they want Gibraltar back"...".."..

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