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The unusually early time of the La Liga match was well received by Madrid's "Real" team - Jose Mourinho's players humiliated Pamplona's "Osasuna" 7-1 at home on Sunday.
The show was sure to please the Asian audience, for whom the match took place at noon.
The visitors arrived at the "Santiago Bernabeu" stadium without nine injured players, but after three consecutive unbeaten matches. However, this day will bring back memories of mid-September, when they suffered a painful defeat from another favorite club, "Barcelona," with a score of 0-8.
The victors scored three goals, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring all of them, having been congratulated before the match for winning the "Golden Boot" award. Together with Lionel Messi, he is the top scorer in the Spanish league with 13 goals.
After securing their ninth victory in 11 matches, the capital team now leads the league table with 28 points. Meanwhile, "Osasuna" is in eighth place.
The "Royal" club also received good news on Sunday evening, as their main competitors in the title race, the Barcelona players, dropped points in Bilbao.
The Catalans played a 2-2 draw against the local team "Atheltic" on a wet pitch.
Guardiola's players were saved from their first defeat this season by Lionel Messi in added time, taking advantage of the goalkeeper and defender's miscommunication and sending the ball into an empty net.
Match results:
Madrid "Real" 7 - 1 Pamplona "Osasuna"
23' [1 - 0] C.Ronaldo
31' [1 - 1] I.Balde
34' [2 - 1] Pepe
40' [3 - 1] G.Higuain
54' [4 - 1] C.Ronaldo (penalty)
58' [5 - 1] C.Ronaldo
63' [6 - 1] K.Benzema
81' [7 - 1] K.Benzema
54' E.Satrustegui ("Osasuna") sent off
"Granada" 0 - 0 Santander "Racing"
88' G.O.A. Nahuelpan ("Racing") sent off
"Zaragoza" 2 - 2 Chichon "Sporting"
28' [1 - 0] A. Botia (own goal)
30' [1 - 1] D. Barral
43' [1 - 2] D. Barral
90' [2 - 2] H. Postiga
Barcelona's "Espanyol" 0 - 0 "Villarreal"
75' J. Forlin ("Espanyol") sent off
Madrid "Rayo" 4 - 0 San Sebastian "Sociedad"
12' [1 - 0] Piti (penalty)
49' [2 - 0] Michu
68' [3 - 0] Michu
73' [4 - 0] R. Trashorras
11' I. Martinez ("Sociedad") sent off
Athletic Bilbao 2 - 2 Barcelona
20' [1 - 0] A. Herrera
24' [1 - 1] C. Fabregas
80' [2 - 1] F. Llorente
90' [2 - 2] L. Messi
90' F. Amorebieta ("Athletic") sent off
Madrid "Getafe" 3 - 2 Madrid "Atletico"
30' [0 - 1] R. Falcao (penalty)
40' [1 - 1] A. Barrada
49' [2 - 1] Michel
80' [2 - 2] A. Dominguez
83' [3 - 2] D. Castro (penalty)
29' A. Lopo ("Getafe") sent off
