Champions Real Madrid eased to a 3-0 win over lowly Las Palmas with goals from Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema despite missing six regular starters, including top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo and captain Sergio Ramos. The team just kept on working and didn't give up and it was down to him to score the equaliser." "It was a game in which everything seemed to happen," Barca coach Ernesto Valverde said. Barca top the standings on 76 points but if second-placed Atletico Madrid beat Deportivo La Coruna on Sunday their advantage at the top will be cut to nine. "This was a complicated game for us after the international break and we got an important victory which will serve us well going into Tuesday's game," Real winger Vazquez said.

Source: The Star March 31, 2018 18:40 UTC