Lassana Diarra, left, congratulates the French colleague Karim Benzema after Real Madrid have a 1-0 lead against Levante. Second-placed Real Madrid beat Lift 2-0 to maintain the Spanish title hopes aliveKarim Benzema and Ricardo Carvalho Score in the first half in Santiago BernabeuValencia loses ground in the first two after held 0-0 Sporting Clube de Portugal GijonFifth placed Athletic Bilbao 1-0 win at Real Zaragoza on Saturday afternoon match(CNN)-Real Madrid reduced Barcelona Spanish League lead to two points with a comfortable 2-0 victory at home to Lift humble on Saturday, achieving a remarkable milestone for coach Jose Mourinho.
First-half goals from Karim Benzema and Ricardo Carvalho were enough to give the team the victory XIX Mourinho 24 que La Liga games this season.
The victory extended undefeated Casa La Real League run to 12 games-Mourinho now 148 total since his career only home League defeat in Porto's post on February 23, 2002.
Mourinho did his incredible record through spells with English club Chelsea and European champions Inter Milan in his first season at Santiago Bernabeu.
Liked what my team played a serious game. These games ahead of Champions League games can be complicated-Jose Mourinho
Spanish champion that Barcelona will seek to recover the defeat in UEFA Champions League on Tuesday by Arsenal and surprise of last weekend draws with Sporting Gijon when Athletic Bilbao visit the Camp Nou on Sunday.
Benzema, meanwhile, has staked her claim of a starting point against his former club Lyon this coming Tuesday, when the Real trip to France seeks revenge for the defeat last-16 last season in Europe's top club competition.
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23-Year-old has been vying for a place with loan signing Emmanuel Adebayor in the absence of injured Gonzalo Higuain, and he scored his third goal this season from close range after running an excellent right by winger Angel Di Maria.
Real dominated after opener sixth minute, and the second goal came four minutes before the break when veteran defender Portugal diverted into a vicious Oak Cristiano Ronaldo free for his third goal of La Liga since leaving Chelsea in August.
Second-half substitute Adebayor thought he had done 3-0 at the time, but Ronaldo was ruled to have been prevented from attending, he tried to attack a locked shot of another replacement, Mesut Ozil.
"I liked that my team played a serious game. These games ahead of Champions League games can be complicated because players can focus more European competition, "said Mourinho to reporters.
"The team played well and was very concentrated. We knew that Lift will cause difficulties. They were organised in defence, but scored early and had things under control. Win and resting players are what mattered.
The defeat left Lift two points above the bottom three, with the team based in Valencia, hoping to avoid an immediate return to the second division.
Valencia third placed lost ground in Madrid after a 0-0 draw at home to Sporting Gijon, who finished the day up placed 16 Lift on goal difference.
This result means fellow Champions League hopefuls PSV Eindhoven can draw level at 48 points with a win at home down Malaga club on Sunday.
Fifth placed Athletic Bilbao won 1-0 in Real Zaragoza in the game late Saturday, thanks to second half winner Sergio Aguero.
The Argentine striker opened the scoring with a flash of brilliance in the 65th minute, he received a pass from Diego Forlan, penalty box and fired a low shot from the goalie and distant.
Zaragoza could have snatched a point, but Nigerian striker Ikechukwu Uche and loan Argentinian midfielder Nicolas Bertolo both saw efforts end rebound off the crossbar of Madrid.
Zaragoza has remained a dot above third-bottom Osasuna, which host Espanyol sixth placed on Sunday.
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