Move over, Barca! Historic Madrid matches mark that has stood 73 years

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Gareth Bale's opener in Real Madrid's 3-2 victory Sunday over Villarreal put Los Blancos among the ranks of La Liga greatness, matching a historic record previously set by Barcelona.

The Welshman's 64th-minute strike, which was followed by a Cristiano Ronaldo goal from the spot and an Alvaro Morata tally, marked the 44th consecutive match in which Real Madrid have scored. That ties the longest streak in Liga history, with the 1944 Barcelona side the last team to run off such an impressive scoring run.

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The last time Real Madrid failed to score in a contest was a scoreless draw in April 2016 against Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League. Since then, the team has lost just three times in official competition and scored at least once in all three of those contests.

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Zinedine Zidane's men have a chance to break the 73-year-old mark with a goal in their next encounter, hosting Las Palmas in league action Wednesday.

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Jon Arnold covered the Mexico national team and Concacaf region in English for Goal until March 2020. His byline also has appeared in the Dallas Morning News, the New York Times Goal blog, FloFC and Pacific Standard. In addition to his written work, he serves as the Concacaf expert on the BBC's World Football Phone-In and has appeared on SiriusXMFC in English and Fox Deportes and Milenio in Spanish. Formerly based in Tijuana and currently living in Texas, Jon covered the 2018 World Cup, the 2015 Copa America, the 2016 Copa America Centenario and the last five Gold Cups.