Real Madrid Club record in Frenchman's sights

Ronaldo brace gives Real Madrid hard-fought victory

Real Madrid's 2-1 win over Sporting Gijon acted as another step in the road for Los Blancos' current side surpassing the longest unbeaten run in club history.

With 31 games now gone since Zinedine Zidane's side lost 2-0 to Wolfsburg, Saturday's victory sees the Frenchman level Carlo Ancelotti's tally from the 2013/14 season.

Next up for Real is the Copa del Rey second leg with Cultural Leonesa, which should be another comfortable outing before the less-than comfortable trip to Barcelona on December 3.