(CNN)--Real Madrid reduced Barcelona champion Spain leads to two points with a comfortable 2-0 victory at home to lowly Levante Saturday, reaching a remarkable milestone for coach Jose Mourinho.
First-half goals by Karim Benzema and Ricardo Carvalho, were sufficient to give Mourinho team of 19 victory in the 24, La Liga games this season.
The victory extended to real lossless home Liga under Mourinho run to 12 games--now 148 total of his career only home League defeat in Porto on 23 February 2002.
Mourinho has carried out his incredible record by spells with the English and European champions Chelsea FC Internazionale Milano in his first season at Santiago Bernabeu.
I liked that my team played a serious game. These games of the UEFA Champions League matches can be complicated-Jose Mourinho
Spanish titleholders, Barcelona will seek back from Tuesday's UEFA Champions League defeat by Arsenal last weekend and surprise draw with sporting Gijon where Athletic visit the Camp Nou on Sunday.
Benzema, meanwhile, staked his claim for the starting spot against his former club Lyon this coming Tuesday, when the real movement for France wants revenge for last season as last-16 defeat in the upper part of the European club competition.
Lyon, warm for real collision with win
23-year-old has been vying with the loan signing place Emmanuel Adebayor in the absence of injured Gonzalo Higuain and he scored their third League goal this season from close range after excellent mileage right winger Angel Di Maria.
Real dominated then the sixth minute composition and the second goal came four minutes before halftime in decline experienced Portugal Defender Carvalho in Vicious Cristiano Ronaldo free-kick on his third Primera Division goal after leaving Chelsea in August.
Second-half substitute, Adebayor, that he has become a 3-0 at the time, on the added, but Ronaldo has ruled offside were, he sought to be prepared to jump shot blocked by another Exchange, Mesut Ozil.
"I liked that my team played a serious game. These games of the UEFA Champions League matches can be complex because players can focus more on how the European competition, "said Mourinho to Reporters.
"The team plays well and is Hungarian Levante made difficult. They are organised in defence but we scored early and has things under control. WINS and resting players is what that mattered. "
The defeat left Levante two points above the bottom three, with the hope to avoid immediate based on the Valencia team to return to the second division.
Third placed in Valencia loses ground in Madrid after 0-0 home draw Sporting Gijon, ending the day over 16 placed Levante conceded.
This result means colleagues UEFA Champions League hopefuls Villarreal to draw level of 48 points with victory in the House of bottom Club Malaga on Sunday.
Fifth placed Atletico Madrid won 1-0 in Real Zaragoza at the end of the match Saturday, thanks to Sergio Aguero second half winner.
Argentine striker broke the deadlock with a Flash of brilliance in the 65-th minute, as he received a pass from Diego Forlan fissures in the penalty and the low shot fired in the keeper and the far corner.
Zaragoza could have snatched a point, but a Nigerian striker Ikechukwu Uche and Argentinian midfielder Nikola loan Bertolo both saw late effort for ingress in Madrid razp〃nka.
Zaragoza remains a point above the bed and third Villarreal, who host the sixth placed Espanol on Sunday.
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