VIDEO Real Madrid 2-1 Malaga Highlights, Goals: Bale, Benzema Fight Off Pesky Malaga

With Cristiano Ronaldo acting as facilitator rather than scorer, Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale fired off one goal apiece and Real Madrid squeezed past Malaga 2-1 at La Rosaleda Saturday. La Liga's leading scorer held steady at 20 goals for the term, but aided the Frenchman Benzema on his second goal in as many La Liga games while Bale notched his first goal in the last three matches.