Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 50th goal of the season in Real Madrid’s 3-1 win over Malaga.
Gareth Bale limped off after just four minutes with a calf problem while his former Tottenham colleague Luka Modric">c had to be replaced in the second half after suffering a knee injury, giving coach Carlo Ancelotti" href="http://www.tribalfootball.com/english-premier-league/chelsea/carlo-ancelott ">i serious cause for concern ahead of Wednesday's Champions League return clash with Atletico Madrid.
Real will at least go into that game on the back of a victory as goals from Sergio Ramos, James Rodriguez and Ronaldo cancelled out a reply from Juanmi.
"It was a positive game, it wasn't negative even if we had two problems with Bale and Modric. The game was positive because the side won despite lots of difficulties, injuries, a missed penalty...We fought, everyone really gave everything they could and worked well," said Ancelotti.