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Higuain helps Real to keep pressure on Barca
Summary
Gonzalo Higuain earned Real Madrid a 1-0 win over Racing Santander at the Bernabeu on Saturday
Madrid - Reuters:
Gonzalo Higuain earned Real Madrid a 1-0 win over Racing Santander at the Bernabeu on Saturday, that put the pressure on champions Barcelona.
Real moved to the top of La Liga with 28 points, two ahead of Barca, who were playing away at Athletic Bilbao in the late game.
Manuel Pellegrini's side were all over Racing from the outset and had hit the woodwork twice before Higuain hooked in from close range in the 21st minute.
Real had been whistled off the pitch in their last home game, after being knocked out of the King's Cup by third-tier Alcorcon, and the Bernabeu became restless as their team continued to dominate but without adding to the score.
Karim Benzema had a wonderful backheel ruled out for offside after the break, and Racing, with new coach Miguel Angel Portugal at the helm, almost snatched a point when Sergio Canales had a goal harshly ruled for offside at the other end.
Earlier, Sevilla beat promoted Tenerife 2-1 away with well-taken goals in each half from Diego Perotti and Renato.
Manolo Jimenez's side held on to third place with 25 points, three ahead of Deportivo Coruna, who climbed to fourth, after a hotly-disputed injury-time penalty gave them a 2-1 victory over visiting Atletico Madrid.
Sergio Aguero poached an early goal for Atletico but Argentine compatriot Diego Colotto levelled for Depor with a back post header in the 20th.
Mexico's Andres Guardado netted the spot kick at the end after Pablo Ibanez was penalised for bringing down Alberto Lopo.
Struggling Atletico remain in the relegation zone with seven points, behind 17th-placed Racing on goal difference.