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article_snippet.sent: Cristiano Ronaldo had not scored a free-kick since last March but when Luka Modric was fouled 25-yards out in a central position midway through the first half, Cristiano Ronaldo dipped a free-kick through the Eibar wall that bounced just in front of Xabier Irureta.
article_snippet.sent: Before the strike against Eibar, Cristiano Ronaldo hadn't scored a La Liga free-kick in over a year .
article_snippet.sent: Despite The Eibar goalkeeper recent poor conversion rate from free-kicks, Madrid’s goal machine has now scored 16 goals from direct set-pieces – only Roberto Carlos can match that in the last 20 years in Spain.
article_snippet.sent: Real could have gone ahead after 16 minutes when Ronaldo tried but failed to make contact with an Alvaro Arbeloa cross with an ambitious bicycle kick.
article_snippet.sent: Ronaldo then forced a corner with a blocked shot and from a corner Real managed to hit the crossbar, both posts, and had a goal ruled out for offside all inside 10 seconds.
article_snippet.sent: Ronaldo flicked the corner kick on to Sergio Ramos who hit the bar with a header.
article_snippet.sent: In the team ahead of the rested Karim Benzema, Ronaldo scored, but from an offside position.
article_snippet.sent: It was impossible to come any closer and sure enough Real Madrid scored with their next chance as Ronaldo rammed home that set-piece.
article_snippet.sent: On 31 minutes Arbeloa crossed and Arbeloa angled a clever and powerful header home to make it 2-0.
article_snippet.sent: it was Arbeloa first goal in the Bernabeu and Arbeloa fifth for the club.
article_snippet.sent: Just before half time Marcelo drove forward and laid the ball off to Arbeloa in space.
article_snippet.sent: Real coasted through the second half.
article_snippet.sent: Marcelo jumps over the tackle of Eibar's Borja during the La Liga clash at the Santiago Bernabeu .