Pure 'Klaas' as Real romp to 5-2 win, Valencia held

MADRID: Klaas Jan Huntelaar struck twice to help Real Madrid register a 5-2 win at 10-man Athletic Bilbao on Saturday and cut Barcelona's lead at the top of the Primera Liga to three points.

Real move on to 60 points with 11 matches remaining while Barca were at 63 ahead of their game at Almeria yesterday.

Arjen Robben's powerful strike and a Gabriel Heinze header gave the champions a 2-0 lead after 34 minutes before Heinze put the ball into his own net and Fernando Llorente nodded past Iker Casillas to make it 2-2 at the break.