Ronaldo’s late double earns Real Madrid draw after Gareth Bale is sent off
Cristiano Ronaldo scored two late goals, a penalty and a trademark header, as 10-man Real Madrid rescued a home draw against Las Palmas in La Liga on Wednesday, after Gareth Bale had been sent off.
His double inside three minutes denied Las Palmas a first ever win at the Bernabéu and earned what could be an important point for Madrid in the title race.
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Isco had given Real the lead in the eighth minute but the goal was swiftly cancelled out by the Las Palmas midfielder Tana.
A Jonathan Viera penalty put the visitors ahead in the 56th minute after Bale had been dismissed for two bookings and Kevin Prince-Boateng stretched Las Palmas’ lead but Real, who had three goals ruled out, refused to give in.
Real are second in the standings on 56 points, one behind Barcelona who thrashed Sporting Gijón 6-1, but Zinedine Zidane’s side have a game in hand on their arch-rivals as they seek a first league title since 2012.