Madrid Beat Almeria To Close Gap On Barca

James Rodriguez’s stunning volley set Real Madrid on their way to victory over Almeria as Carlo Ancelotti’s side closed on La Liga leaders Barcelona.

Colombian Rodriguez opened the scoring with a beautiful first-time strike that lifted the home side out of a disappointing opening spell.

Almeria’s Mauro Dos Santos turned in under pressure from Cristiano Ronaldo for an own goal, with Alvaro Arbeloa adding the gloss as Real cruised home.


Barca now lead Real by two points, reports the BBC.