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<p align="center"><span style="font-size: 8pt">Real Madrid's Arjen Robben (left) celebrates after scoring against Villarreal at the Bernabeu last night. pic/AP</span> </p></td></tr></tbody></table>A brilliant solo goal from Dutch winger Arjen Robben helped Real Madrid close their gap on runaway leaders Barcelona to 12 points as the champions defeated Villarreal 1-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu last night. <br /><br />Real coach Juande Ramos handed debuts to French midfielder Lassana Diarra and Dutch international striker Klass-Jan Huntelaar but it was Robben that proved the difference. <br /><br />The former Chelsea man jinked his way past several opponents leaving Spanish star Marcos Senna sprawling on the ground before unleashing an unstoppable 31st minute winner. <br /><br /><strong>Good result<br /></strong>"We are getting some good results and that is the best way for us to move forward and gain confidence," explained Ramos. <br /><br />"We were tired because there were a lot of players who hadn't played for a while and it was a tough second half."<br /><br />It was Ramos' second league win in charge and Real climb to third. 

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A brilliant solo goal from Dutch winger Arjen Robben helped Real Madrid close their gap on runaway leaders Barcelona to 12 points as the champions defeated Villarreal 1-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu last night.

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