Ronaldo braces himself

Real Madrid did the business against Real Valladolid -not without suffering- and has put Barcelona under pressure. Marc Valiente, scoring an own-goal, a brace by Ronaldo and Kaká scored for Los Blancos, who tonight rest eight points behind the leader.
Barcelona will not be able to win the league this Sunday and will have to wait until next week, when it visits Atlético at the Vicente Calderón. The title could be theirs a few days earlier, if Real Madrid fails to beat Málaga in the league game which has been brought forward.
Los Blancos managed to get the job done against a Real Valladolid side that put up a fight, taking the lead with a goal by Óscar. Real Madrid drew level from a Di María strike, which Marc Valiente deflected into his own net.
Then the Cristiano Ronaldo show began, to make it 2-1 with a headed goal, before rattling the crossbar from a free kick. However, Valladolid responded and drew things level again with a Javi Guerra goal.
Kaká and Cristiano Ronaldo gave Real some breathing space, although a Sastre screamer gave them a fright just before the end.