La Liga: Real Madrid 3 Celta Vigo 0

The leading duo began 2014 with wins at the weekend and, while Real were not at their fluent best, they kept within five points of both ahead of the champions' trip to the Estadio Vicente Calderon on Saturday. 

Following a fairly even opening hour, Karim Benzema was on hand to register the opener, applying a finish to substitute Jese's cross after 67 minutes to settle Real's nerves, before Cristiano Ronaldo's late double wrapped up the points, with the returning Gareth Bale assisting the second. 

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