By Fernando Kallas
MADRID (Reuters) – Toni Kroos scored a goal and set up one for Eder Militao as Real Madrid beat second-bottom Cadiz 2-1 on Thursday in their last LaLiga match before the World Cup break.
The champions returned to winning ways after losing 3-2 to Rayo Vallecano on Monday and are second in the standings on 35 points, two behind leaders Barcelona.
Real opened the scoring in the 40th minute when Kroos delivered a perfect deep cross from a short corner on the left touchline that found Militao who headed into the empty net.
Kroos doubled Real’s lead with a powerful strike from a rebound in the 70th minute.
Cadiz scored a consolation in the 82nd minute when Real goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois failed to hold a long-range strike by Theo Bongonda and Lucas Perez slammed the ball into the net.
Cadiz remained 19th in the standings on 11 points.
(Reporting by Fernando Kallas, editing by Ed Osmond)
