Real Madrid 1-1 Villarreal: Cristiano Ronaldo scores from the spot but Carlo Ancelotti's side fail to hold on as Gerard Moreno levels

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 30th league goal of the season but couldn’t prevent Real Madrid dropping two points in a 1-1 draw with Villarreal.

He is now only one goal from his tally for last season with 12 games left and has become the first striker to score 30 goals a season for the fifth consecutive campaign in one of Europe’s top leagues but he left the pitch annoyed at Real’s failure to pull away from Barcelona at the top of La Liga. 

They are now just two points clear of their rivals with a trip to the Camp Nou later this month still to come.