Summary

  • Real Madrid go top with win

  • Benzema scores twice and has a hand in the other goals

  • Real without injured Ronaldo and suspended Bale

Live Reporting

Emlyn Begley

  1. Match report

    Eibar 1-4 Real Madrid

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    Karim Benzema scored twice as Real Madrid overcame the absence of injured Cristiano Ronaldo and suspended Gareth Bale to beat Eibar. 

    The striker scored from a rebound after Yoel had saved his initial effort and then turned home James Rodriguez's free-kick to double Real's lead. 

    Benzema set up the third with a cross which Rodriguez slid home over Yoel. Marco Asensio scored a fourth after Rodriguez's effort hit the post before a late Ruben Pena consolation. 

    Real are now two points above Barcelona at the top of La Liga, but Barca will go back to the top if they beat Celta Vigo at 19:45 GMT.

    This live is finished now but we will be back for live coverage of the Barca game. See you then.

  2. FULL-TIME

    Eibar 1-4 Real Madrid

    It's all over.

  3. INJURY TIME

    Two minutes added on as everyone goes through the motions.

  4. Mariano's cross almost reaches Isco but Eibar defender Mauro dos Santos gets enough of a touch to get it away from the Spain international.

  5. SUBSTITUTION

    Sergi Enrich fires high and wide for Eibar under pressure from Pepe. The hosts make a late change as Takashi Inui replaces Pedro Leon.

  6. That Ruben Luna effort was Eibar's first ever La Liga goal against Real Madrid at Ipurua, by the way.

  7. Keylor Navas has already conceded 32 goals in all competitions this campaign, one more than he did in the whole of last season.

  8. Eibar are pushing people forward in a bid to score a second but Real Madrid - without any of the 'BBC' up front at this stage - look comfortable.

  9. SUBSTITUTION

    On comes Isco, off comes James Rodriguez as Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane freshens things up.

  10. goal

    GOAL - Eibar 1-4 Real Madrid

    Ruben Pena

    Ruben Pena pulls one back for Eibar after turning home a Pedro Leon cross at the far post. Real think Leon committed a foul on Nacho in the build-up.

  11. SUBSTITUTION

    Real Madrid make a change as Mateo Kovacic replaces Luka Modric in an all-Croatian midfielder sub.

  12. DISALLOWED GOAL

    Eibar think they have pulled one back but Gonzalo Escalante is offside as he turns the ball home following Keylor Navas' save from Sergi Enrich.

  13. SUBSTITUTION

    There will be no hat-trick for Karim Benzema today. Off he comes, with Mariano replacing him.

  14. YELLOW CARD

    Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro is booked, which means he's suspended for their next La Liga game - against Real Betis.

  15. goal

    GOAL - Eibar 0-4 Real Madrid

    Marco Asensio

    Real Madrid score a fourth after breaking from their own half.  Marco Asensio plays the ball across goal to James Rodriguez, whose shot hits the post. 

    The ball lands back at Asensio's feet and he turns into an empty net from a tight angle.

  16. SUBSTITUTION

    Eibar have a rare attack but Pepe heads a cross away under pressure. The hosts now make an enforced change in defence as Antonio Luna comes off for Anaitz Arbilla.

  17. Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema probably should have a hat-trick as he beat the offside trap before playing g the ball across the goal from close range. The visitors look fairly comfortable.

  18. Franck Ribery has totally wrapped up Bayern Munich's game at Cologne. That's 3-0 now. Meanwhile, Andre Schurrle has put Borussia Dortmund 5-2 up against Bayer Leverkusen.

  19. KICK-OFF

    Eibar 0-3 Real Madrid

    The second half is under way now. Can Eibar perform a miracle?

  20. The players are in the tunnel at Eibar's Ipurua Municipal Stadium and it's almost time for the second half.