Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo (R) fights for the ball with Granada's Alexandre Coeff during their Spanish first division soccer match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid January 25, 2014. REUTERS/Juan Medina
MADRID (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 22nd La Liga goal of the season to set Real Madrid up for a 2-0 win at home to Granada on Saturday that lifted them above Barcelona and Atletico Madrid to the top of the table.
Barca and Atletico, who play on Sunday, have drawn their last two outings including a 0-0 stalemate between the pair at the Calderon stadium in Madrid this month that allowed Real to close the gap in the three-horse title race.
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