Granada players
celebrate the own goal scored by Cristiano Ronaldo (not seen) in their
home La Liga match against Real Madrid. Photograph: Jesus Ochando/EPA
Cristiano Ronaldo scored the first own goal of his career to send Real Madrid to a shock 1-0 defeat at Granada in La Liga on Saturday, further damaging their already slim hopes of retaining the La Liga title.
Ronaldo has scored 21 league goals this season but headed into his own net at a corner in the 22nd minute. Real rarely threatened in the face of resolute opposition. The result left the champions 15 points adrift of leaders Barcelona, who can extend their advantage over their great rivals to 18 with a win at Valencia on Sunday.
Real have 43 points from 22 games and remain four points behind second-placed Atlético Madrid, who host Real Betis on Sunday. Wednesday's King's Cup semi-final first leg at home to Barça, when Real recovered to grab a 1-1 draw, seemed to have taken its toll as José Mourinho's side struggled to get going in Granada.
Their hard-running hosts, seemingly inspired by a change of coach from Juan Antonio Anquela to Lucas Alcaraz on Wednesday, took advantage of a familiar failing for Real this season, when they went ahead at a corner. Ronaldo rose at the near post and skimmed the ball past Diego López and into the roof of his own net.
Real slowly found their feet but failed to register a single shot on target before half-time. Mourinho threw on forwards Karim Benzema and José Callejón in a double substitution to try to pep up his team, and Ronaldo became more involved in the game.
He tested the Granada goalkeeper Toño on a few occasions but it was Callejón and Benzema who created Real's best chance in the 84th minute. Callejón dribbled into the area and was denied by Toño but when the ball broke to Benzema he scuffed his shot wide of the far post in front of an open goal.
Ronaldo has scored 21 league goals this season but headed into his own net at a corner in the 22nd minute. Real rarely threatened in the face of resolute opposition. The result left the champions 15 points adrift of leaders Barcelona, who can extend their advantage over their great rivals to 18 with a win at Valencia on Sunday.
Real have 43 points from 22 games and remain four points behind second-placed Atlético Madrid, who host Real Betis on Sunday. Wednesday's King's Cup semi-final first leg at home to Barça, when Real recovered to grab a 1-1 draw, seemed to have taken its toll as José Mourinho's side struggled to get going in Granada.
Their hard-running hosts, seemingly inspired by a change of coach from Juan Antonio Anquela to Lucas Alcaraz on Wednesday, took advantage of a familiar failing for Real this season, when they went ahead at a corner. Ronaldo rose at the near post and skimmed the ball past Diego López and into the roof of his own net.
Real slowly found their feet but failed to register a single shot on target before half-time. Mourinho threw on forwards Karim Benzema and José Callejón in a double substitution to try to pep up his team, and Ronaldo became more involved in the game.
He tested the Granada goalkeeper Toño on a few occasions but it was Callejón and Benzema who created Real's best chance in the 84th minute. Callejón dribbled into the area and was denied by Toño but when the ball broke to Benzema he scuffed his shot wide of the far post in front of an open goal.
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