Gareth Bale was on the receiving end of some Real Madrid fans' jeers and a dressing down from Cristiano Ronaldo during his side's 3-0 victory over Espanyol at the Bernabéu when, in the 72nd minute, he ran on to Isco's pass and decided to shoot, despite the Portuguese being better paced, and rolled the ball past the post.
Earlier the winger had scored with an unstoppable free-kick to help Real Madrid end a two-game losing run and stay top of the Spanish league on Saturday.
James Rodríguez opened the scoring after a long pass from Bale was headed back to the Colombian by Ronaldo in the 12th minute. Bale made it 2-0 16 minutes later when Espanyol goalkeeper Kiko Casilla could only watch as he rifled a left-foot free kick in off the post.
The home side played with 10 men for the last 36 minutes after Fabio Coentrao was given a straight red card for a low tackle, but it barely bothered them though Ronaldo was booked for protesting the decision, and the substitute Nacho scored in the 76th with Espanyol in disarray.
A moment of silence was held before the match for the 12 people killed at the Charlie Hebdo newspaper office in Paris. Madrid also paraded their Club World Cup trophy won last month before kick-off.
The victory gave Madrid a four-point lead over Barcelona and Atlético, before the defending champions visit the Nou Camp on Sunday.
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