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Real Madrid returned to the top of LaLiga by beating Leganes, Alvaro Morata ensuring they did not miss the rested Cristiano Ronaldo.
Alvaro Morata scored a lethal hat-trick as Real Madrid won a LaLiga thriller 4-2 at Leganes to leapfrog Barcelona and return to the top of LaLiga.
Madrid raced into a three-goal lead, James Rodriguez striking after 15 minutes before Morata followed up with a quickfire double to reach 10 top-flight goals for the first time in his career.
Close-range strikes from Leganes duo Gabriel Pires and Luciano Neves reduced the deficit to one just after the half-hour mark as the hosts battled back.
But Morata became the first Spanish player to score a league hat-trick for Madrid since Raul achieved the feat in 2009, his header from James’ delivery early in the second half taking a huge deflection off Martin Mantovani and ending the match as a contest.
The victory came despite Madrid making nine changes ahead of crucial matches against Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich and Barca in the weeks ahead, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale among the stars rested.
A sixth straight win for Zinedine Zidane’s men in all competitions restores their two-point lead over Barca, who beat Sevilla earlier on Wednesday.
Madrid also have a game in hand as they move closer to winning a first league title since 2012. Meanwhile, Leganes’ four-match unbeaten run is over, but they remain five points clear of the relegation zone.
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