Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 400th career goal as Real Madrid laboured to victory over Celta Vigo and reduced the gap on La Liga leaders Barcelona.

Celta had wasted a number of chances before
Karim Benzema capitalised on shoddy defending by
prodding home.
Ronaldo, who had been largely anonymous, then
made sure of victory by converting Daniel
Carvajal's cross.
And in the dying seconds of the match, Ronaldo
added gloss to the scoreline after being put through
by Gareth Bale.
Bale, a 65th minute substitute, found the former
Manchester United man with a fine cross and Celta
were helpless to prevent Ronaldo thumping into the
roof of the net.
Ronaldo's brace, which saw him become the fourth
highest scorer in Real Madrid La Liga history,
masked what had been a pedestrian performance
by a Real side who are now five points adrift of
Barcelona and Atletico Madrid in third.
The Portugal captain has now scored 400 goals in
653 games for his club - taking his season's tally to
28 - and it could be a memorable seven days for
the Real forward as the Ballon d'Or award, for which
he is favourite to win, is announced on 13 January.
A minute's silence was held before kick-off in
memory of Portuguese great Eusebio. who died
aged 71 from a heart attack at the weekend.
Ronaldo seemed to pay his own tribute to his much-
loved compatriot by raising his arms to the sky
after his second landmark goal.
It was not Ronaldo's most polished performance,
but he still managed to help Real clinch a handsome
win.
Celta will look back and regret a number of missed
opportunities, with Brazilian Charles the main
culprit.
The striker hit the side netting early on and fluffed
another chance after the break, shooting wide with
just Diego Lopez to beat.
Moments later the visitors paid the price for their
profligacy when Benzema took advantage of a mix
up in the Celta defence to stab the ball home.
The goal lifted Real's spirits with Ronaldo dragging a
shot across goal before he found the target
moments later with a toe-poke at the far post.
Celta's threat diminished from there on and once
again they failed to contain Ronaldo as he struck for
the 400th time in a Real shirt.
Bale, who returned to training last week after
recovering from a calf injury, was the provider with
Welshman making another telling contribution for his
new club.