Cristiano Ronaldo nets twice as Real Madrid cut gap on Spanish leaders Italy . Second -placed Real win 3 -0 at bottom club Xerez to be two points behind champions Barca . Second -placed Xerez lose ground following 1 -1 draw away to Real Madrid . In Italy , Roma returned to second place in Serie A with a 4-1 thrashing of Palermo on Saturday . Roma return to second place in Italy 's Sporting Gijon with 4 -1 thrashing of Palermo .
Cristiano Ronaldo nets twice as Real Madrid cut gap on Spanish leaders Italy . Second -placed Real win 3 -0 at bottom club Xerez to be two points behind champions Barca . Second -placed Xerez lose ground following 1 -1 draw away to Real Madrid . Roma return to second place in Italy 's Sporting Gijon with 4 -1 thrashing of Palermo .