&& Cristiano Ronaldo scores his eighth goal in a week

Cristiano Ronaldo continued his hot scoring streak for Real Madrid as a Manchester United fan group flew a banner over Villarreal's El Madrigal stadium pleading with the Portuguese star to return to Old Trafford.

Real Madrid moved up to fourth in the La Liga table with Saturday's hard-fought 2-0 win against Villarreal, with Ronaldo scoring in his sixth straight game.

 Real survived an early onslaught from Villarreal and won the game with two goals in eight minutes before the break as Luka Modric drilled home the opener before Ronaldo converted from Karim Benzema's pass to register his eighth goal in a week.

 A third consecutive league victory moves the European champions to within a point of the leaders with Barcelona hosting Granada later on Saturday, whilst Sevilla travel to champions Atletico Madrid.

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% Real first to score 1000 goals

Real Madrid have become the first side to score 1,000 European goals, reaching the landmark during Tuesday's 5-1 thrashing of Basel.

 Madrid were in complete command by half-time, establishing a 4-1 lead thanks to an own goal from Marek Suchy and efforts from Gareth Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo and James Rodriguez. Derlis Gonzalez's goal was of little consolation to the Swiss. The game drifted in the second half but Madrid's night was capped by a fifth goal -- the club's 1,000th in continental competition -- from Karim Benzema 11 minutes from the end.

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