Real battle back to win at Villarreal and stay top of La Liga


Football Soccer - Villarreal v Real Madrid - Spanish La Liga Santander - Ceramica Stadium, Villarreal, Spain, 26/02/17 Real Madrid's Alvaro Morata (C) celebrates with team mates Pepe and Dani Carvajal after scoring the winning goal. REUTERS/Heino Kalis

MADRID (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale both scored as Real Madrid staged a remarkable late comeback from two goals down to win 3-2 at Villarreal and stay top of La Liga on Sunday.

Substitute Alvaro Morata got the winner in the 83rd minute to complete a 19-minute turnaround that keeps Zinedine Zidane's side on course for their first La Liga triumph since 2012.

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