Real Madrid vs. Sporting Gijon highlights, score: Late winner keeps Real in first place
Real batted back twice but still managed to get three points in a hotly-contested match
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Real Madrid twice came back from a goal down and scored a 90th-minute winner to earn a 3-2 win at Sporting Gijon on Saturday in La Liga to remain in first place.
Starting a bunch of bench players to let its stars rest up before the return leg against Bayern Munich midweek in the Champions League, Isco scored two goals and this winner to cement the result in the 90th minute:
¡GOL! ¡Partidazo de @isco_alarcon! En el min 90' con el gol de la victoria para @realmadrid 2-3 #SportingRealMadrid https://t.co/JaliLSLa3p
— beIN SPORTS Español (@ESbeINSPORTS) April 15, 2017
Isco had two goals on the day, and Real played without Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, Gareth Bale (injured) and Karim Benzema. It's obviously a huge result for the team in the race for La Liga, and to do it like that with bench players is impressive.
This victory sees Los Blancos with a six-point lead in the standings ahead of Barcelona's match against Real Sociedad at 2:45 p.m. ET.
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