'Little Pea' makes a meal of Real opponents

28 April 2015 - 02:01 By Reuters

Javier Hernandez gave another boost to his chances of making his loan move to Real Madrid permanent when he followed up his match-winning Champions League performance midweek with a La Liga double on Sunday. The Mexico striker known as "Chicharito" (little pea) struck a late winner to earn a 1-0 victory over Atletico Madrid in Europe's elite club competition on Wednesday before helping Real to a 4-2 success at Celta Vigo that kept them hard on the heels of leaders Barcelona with five matches left.Hernandez has spent most of the season on the bench after arriving from parent club Manchester United in September, but coach Carlo Ancelotti was forced to draft him into the side following injuries to France striker Karim Benzema and Wales winger Gareth Bale.Though Benzema and Bale are likely to come straight back into the side once fit, Hernandez, who has made a habit of scoring off the bench during his club career, has shown he is a useful weapon to have in reserve.Real have an option to make the 26-year-old's season-long loan permanent for a fee of à10-million, according to Spanish media.He is the son of namesake Javier Hernandez, a Mexico striker who featured at the 1986 World Cup and was nicknamed "Chicharo" (pea) because of his green eyes."He's enjoying the run that he's on, it's a really good one," Ancelotti said."If Chicharito is in this form he's non-negotiable."I have a team of non-negotiables, but only 11 can play and the rest stay on the bench." ..

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