Football: European Round-up: Zamorano underlines Real threat

WITH the top two sides both failing to win, Real Madrid made progress towards the summit of the Spanish league after Ivan Zamorano, their Chilean international striker, scored a hat-trick in a 3-0 win over Tenerife - watched by a crowd of 92,000 at the Bernabeu stadium.

At the half-way point of the season, Real Madrid are in third place, three points behind the leaders, Deportivo La Coruna, and one behind the champions, Barcelona, who have a game in hand. Deportivo were lucky to draw 1-1 at Rayo Vallecano on Saturday, with their Brazilian forward, Bebeto, scoring his 19th goal of the campaign in the third minute of injury time to earn them a point.

Barcelona were second best for most of their 2-2 draw at John Toshack's Real Sociedad. Ronald Koeman gave the visitors the lead from the penalty spot but then conceded a spot-kick. Hristo Stoichkov restored Barcelona's lead but a header two minutes from time by Meho Kodro, the home side's Bosnian forward, tied the match.

In France, Monaco lead Nantes by a point after Jurgen Klinsmann scored his 14th goal of the season in a 2-0 win over Le Havre.