‘Everything’s a plot against him’ – Ramos laughs off Pique’s attack on referees

Asenjo was hurt after making a save on a header by Karim Benzema, and had to be substituted in the 34th minute. Real Madrid was not able to wake up as quickly as their fans hoped and struggled throughout the first half, with one good moment in which Cristiano Ronaldo scored in the 44th minute. Barcelona played earlier and with their win, they surpassed Real Madrid into first place in la Liga standings (with two more games played).

Isco came off the substitutes’ bench when the score was 2-0 – playing a part in two of the three Madrid goals – while Morata entered the field at 2-2 and scored the victor with seven minutes remaining.

Cristiano Ronaldo is also on the up on our list after the Portuguese worldwide surpassed Hugo Sanchez as La Liga’s most prolific goal scorer from the penalty spot.

Toni Kroos had taken a shot and after Villarreal’s Victor Ruiz stuck out a leg to block the effort, the ball struck Bruno on the arm.

Isco claimed two assists, and Morata grabbed the victor with seven minutes to go.

Afterwards, Pique tweeted examples reported by the Spanish press that refereeing decisions were going in the league leaders’ favour and against his own team. “It’s a bounce and it’s clear to me that it wasn’t a penalty”, Bruno was quoted as saying by Reuters. Still, as someone pointed out, at least we got to see coach Escriba lose his temper for the first time all season, and Roberto Soldado deserves credit too, getting booked for yelling about the penalty Gil awarded while sitting on the bench.

Las Palmas forward Jese Rodriguez will face his former club less than six months after leaving Real Madrid to join Paris St Germain.

‘He got his goal and we are all happy.

Neymar’s tax problems are also up for discussion and we’ll hear from Sevilla midfielder Steven N’Zonzi on the club’s title ambitions.

Zinedine Zidane’s side have now gone 44 games without failing to score, equalling the longest streak in Spanish history, and will have a chance to become the sole record holders when they host Las Palmas on Wednesday.