Morata's late header completes Real Madrid's rampant comeback
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Real Madrid did it again.
Seemingly down and out, trailing 2-0 away to Villarreal midway through the second half of Sunday's contest, Los Blancos came roaring back to claim a late 3-2 victory that sees Zinedine Zidane's side regain top spot in La Liga from bitter rival Barcelona.
Gareth Bale got the capital-based club on the board in the 64th minute, and Cristiano Ronaldo equalised in the 74th from the penalty spot, before substitute Alvaro Morata completed the comeback with a powerful header in the 83rd minute.
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Madrid, now having scored in 44 consecutive matches across all competitions, leads Barca by a single point, and has one match in hand.
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