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Gareth Bale Ends Goalless Run to Lead Real Madrid Past Huesca in La Liga

Real Madrid won their second La Liga match in a row on Sunday, beating last-placed SD Huesca 1-0 on the road. Gareth Bale scored the only goal of the match, his first in the competition since September.

According to OptaJose he went over 800 minutes without a goal in La Liga:

OptaJose

40 - Gareth Bale has ended a drought of 40 shots and 802 minutes without a goal in the La Liga, his longest streak in the competition. Relief. https://t.co/4LpVwsMTt1

Real were far from their best but held off Huesca relatievely comfortably after taking an early lead, with Thibaut Courtois keeping the clean sheet.