Real Madrid draws level with Barcelona as unbeaten run stretches to 39 games

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(CNN)Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated lifting the Ballon d'Or for the fourth time with his first goal of 2017 as Real Madrid equaled the Spanish record of arch-rival Barcelona with a 5-0 rout of Granada Saturday -- its 39th game unbeaten.

Portugal's Ronaldo showed off his FIFA World Player of the Year trophies before the kickoff in the Santiago Bernabeu stadium.

To mark the occasion, other Real Madrid winners of the Ballon d'Or were paraded, including his compatriot Luis Figo, Brazil's Ronaldo, Michael Owen and home coach Zinedine Zidane.

The star-studded guest list witnessed a one-sided affair as La Liga's bottom club Granada was unable to cope with Real's attacking threat which saw Los Blancos four-up inside 31 minutes.

Isco was first on the score sheet after an interchange with Karim Benzema, who quickly grabbed the second goal.

He struck the seventh minute from Juan Mata's cross and might have added to his tally in a dominant home performance.

The 31-year-old was making his 543rd appearance for United. He also broke Charlton's England scoring record of 49 goals in October 2015.

"It's a proud moment," Rooney told BT Sport.

'To be up there in terms of goals with Sir Bobby is a huge honor. Hopefully I will be there on my own soon," he added.

Mourinho's team is on an impressive winning streak in the English Premier League and after the historic opener added further goals through Antony Martial, Rooney with the assist, and a second half double from Marcus Rashford, his first goals since September.

In other FA Cup action, Olivier Giroud scored yet another crucial late goal to spare Arsenal's blushes at Preston.

Arsenal was trailing 1-0 to a Callum Robinson goal and might have been further behind until Aaron Ramsey equalized just after halftime.

The tie looked set to go to a replay until French ace Giroud popped up to net with a scrambled effort in the 89th minute, his fourth goal in four games.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has never lost a third round tie.

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