Real edge closer to La Liga title

AN insatiable Cristiano Ronaldo fired Real Madrid to a 4-1 win over Celta Vigo to take Zinedine Zidane’s side three points clear at the top of La Liga and within touching distance of winning a first league title in five years.

Real top the standings on 90 points, meaning they need just one point from their remaining league game at Malaga on Sunday to finish ahead of Barcelona and lift a first title since Jose Mourinho’s 2012 success.

Ronaldo scored his first by slotting the ball into the near corner to put Real in charge in the 10th minute, with a goal that moved him ahead of former England striker Jimmy Greaves as the all-time leading scorer in Europe’s top five leagues on 367 goals.

“The most difficult part is still to come, even though we’re getting closer [to the title] every day,” Zidane said.

“We have one game left but today was very important.

“We know what we need to do, we need to prepare well and recover from today as we gave so much.”