Bale and Benzema keep Madrid winning without Ronaldo
MADRID (AP) - Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema are keeping Real Madrid's attack alive in the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo.
Benzema 得点する／非難する／２０d twice and Bale once as Madrid （機の）カム from behind to earn a 4-1 勝利，勝つ at Girona on Sunday, remaining perfect in the Spanish league after two 一連の会議、交渉／完成するs.
Sergio Ramos also 得点する／非難する／２０d for Madrid as it kept pace with Barcelona. 運動競技の Bilbao, Levante and 促進するd Huesca can match them with six points when they play their matches on Monday.
Real Madrid's Karim Benzema celebrates 得点する／非難する／２０ing his 味方する's 4th goal during the Spanish La Liga サッカー match between Girona and Real Madrid at the Montilivi stadium in Girona, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Eric Alonso)
Ramos and Benzema 変えるd 刑罰，罰則 kicks after the hosts had opened the 得点する／非難する／２０ing with Borja Garcia in the 16th minute at Montilivi Stadium. Bale 追加するd the third in a 脱退／分離 and Benzema の近くにd the 得点する／非難する／２０ing from の近くに 範囲.
T here was 関心 in Madrid about whether the team could 持続する its attacking prowess after Ronaldo 出発／死d to Juventus but it's so far, so good thanks to the 退役軍人 今後s who stayed.
Bale had also 得点する／非難する／２０d in the team's league opener, a 2-0 勝利，勝つ against Getafe, and Benzema had 設立する the 逮捕する in the team's loss to Atletico Madrid in the UEFA 最高の Cup final.
Bale, who hadn't been starting when Ronaldo was still on the team, also 始める，決める up Benzema's second goal on Sunday, which had to be 確認するd through VAR まっただ中に 疑問s about offside. The French striker also had a goal 正確に disallowed for offside in the first half.
"We 直面するd some difficulties at first but we played much better in the second half," Madrid midfielder Casemiro said. "We played our game and it was 完全に different."
Defending 支持する／優勝者 Barcelona won 1-0 at Valladolid on Saturday, while Atletico Madrid 敗北・負かすd Rayo Vallecano by the same 得点する／非難する／２０ in its home opener.
VAR STRIKES AGAIN
With the help of a VAR-awarded goal, Espanyol （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 Valencia 2-0 for its first 勝利，勝つ in the Spanish league this season.
Esteban Granero's 62nd-minute 解放する／自由な kick struck the crossbar and ricocheted to the ground, barely crossing the line before bouncing away as play continued. The 審判（をする） didn't 最初 award the goal but the call was 逆転するd after the ビデオ assistant 審判（をする） was used, giving the hosts a 1-0 lead.
New to La Liga this season, VAR had already come into play in the first half when Valencia called for a handball inside the Espanyol area, but the 審判（をする）'s 初期の 解釈／通訳 勝つ／広く一帯に広がるd and no 刑罰，罰則 was awarded.
Borja Iglesias, 調印するd from second-分割 club Zaragoza, 調印（する）d Espanyol's victory with a 発射 from inside the area in the 68th.
Espanyol opened with a 1-1 draw at Celta Vigo while Valencia, which finished an impressive fourth last season, had started its （選挙などの）運動をする with a 1-1 home draw against Atletico Madrid.
SEVILLA HELD
Sevilla also had a chance to 勝利，勝つ two in a 列／漕ぐ／騒動 but it could not manage more than a 0-0 draw against Villarreal at home.
Sevilla 今後 Yasser Ben Yedder nearly broke the 行き詰まる in the 90th, but his 発射 struck the 地位，任命する.
Villarreal, which finished fifth last season, had opened with a home loss against Real Sociedad.
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Real Madrid's Gareth Bale celebrates 得点する／非難する／２０ing his 味方する's 3rd goal during the Spanish La Liga サッカー match between Girona and Real Madrid at the Montilivi stadium in Girona, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Eric Alonso)
Girona's Borja Garcia 得点する／非難する／２０s the 開始 goal during the Spanish La Liga サッカー match between Girona and Real Madrid at the Montilivi stadium in Girona, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Eric Alonso)
Real Madrid's Karim Benzema celebrates 得点する／非難する／２０ing his 味方する's 4th goal during the Spanish La Liga soc cer match between Girona and Real Madrid at the Montilivi stadium in Girona, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Eric Alonso)
Real Madrid's Gareth Bale celebrates 得点する／非難する／２０ing his 味方する's 3rd goal during the Spanish La Liga サッカー match between Girona and Real Madrid at the Montilivi stadium in Girona, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Eric Alonso)
Real Madrid's Karim Benzema 得点する／非難する／２０s his 味方する's 4th goal during the Spanish La Liga サッカー match between Girona and Real Madrid at the Montilivi stadium in Girona, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Eric Alonso)
Real Madrid's 長，率いる coach Julen Lopetegui 反応するs next to the （法廷の）裁判 during the Spanish La Liga サッカー match between Girona and Real Madrid at the Montilivi stadium in Girona, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Eric Alonso)
Real Madrid's Gareth Bale fights for the ball against Girona's Borja Garcia during the Spanish La Liga サッカー match between Girona and Real Madrid at the Montilivi stadium in Girona, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Eric Alonso)
Real Madrid's Karim Benzema, left, celebrates with team mates 得点する／非難する／２０ing his 味方する's 2nd goal during the Spanish La Liga サッカー match between Girona and Real Madrid at the Montilivi stadium in Girona, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Eric Alonso)
Real Madrid's Gareth Bale celebrates 得点する／非難する／２０ing his 味方する's 3rd goal during the Spanish La Liga サッカー match between Girona and Real Madrid at the Montilivi stadium in Girona, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Eric Alonso)
