adminMADRID – Gareth Bale has insisted that Real Madrid cannot afford to think too soon about the upcoming game against Barcelona.
Speaking after the 3-0 win over Levante on Sunday, Bale stressed the importance of taking it a game at a time as well as the victory against Les Granotes.
“It was a very important game because we saw [Barcelona’s defeat to Real Valladolid] and that gave us motivation,” Bale said.
“This is a good position to be in. We have to keep what we have done and keep going like we have been doing. There are lots of difficult games left.
“We cannot think about the Clasico, we must go from game to game. That’s what we have done up to now, and we must continue like that.”
Real Madrid returned to the top of La Liga, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring his 38th goal of the season in a comfortable 3-0 win over 10-man Levante.
The result puts Carlo Ancelotti’s side three points ahead of Atletico Madrid and four ahead of Barcelona, who suffered a shock defeat at Real Valladolid on Saturday.
Real Madrid took just 11 minutes to open the scoring, with Ronaldo rising much higher than anyone else in the penalty area to head home Angel Di Maria’s corner kick delivery.
Keylor Navas was keeping his side in the contest, pulling off a number of saves to keep the score at 1-0, smothering a shot from Karim Benzema and tipping a header from the French striker on to the post just before half-time.
However, Los Blancos doubled their lead four minutes into the second half, with Marcelo guiding a right-footed shot into the net from just inside the box following good exchange play with Ronaldo.
Levante were reduced to 10 men following the dismissal of David Navarro for a late challenge on Ronaldo, and the away side shot themselves in the foot again when Nikos Karampelas turned the ball into his own net to seal a 3-0 win for Real Madrid. — Football Espana
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