Real Madrid moved to within a point of La Liga leaders Barce-lona after Karim Benzema, Isco, Gareth Bale, James Rodriguez and Cristiano Ronaldo all scored in a 5-1 thrashing at struggling Getafe yesterday.

Benzema opened the scoring after 29 minutes by tapping home from close range and then laid on the pass for Isco to double the lead in the 40th.

Bale got the third five minutes after the restart, taking his league tally to 16 goals this season, his best since moving to Madrid in 2013.

Pablo Sarabia pulled one back for Getafe in the 84th when he curled the ball into the top corner from the edge of the area, but Rodriguez added another for Madrid, before Ronaldo tapped in with the final kick of the game.

Madrid have 75 points and provisionally move ahead of city rivals Atletico, who play Granada today, when Barcelona host Valencia.

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said in February that the title race was over, but after watching his side outclass Getafe he was far more optimistic about their chances.

“I think we have a better chance of winning the league because we keep on getting closer,” Zidane told reporters.

“We believe it’s possible and against Getafe we showed from the start that we wanted to do everything right.

“We played a fantastic game, but now we have to keep going because we still haven’t achieved anything.”

Primera Liga

Played yesterday
Getafe vs Real Madrid - 1-5
Las Palmas vs Sporting Gijon - 1-1
Eibar vs Real Sociedad - 2-1
Celta Vigo vs Real Betis - 1-1

Playing today
Malaga vs Ath. Bilbao - 12.00
Sevilla vs Deportivo - 16.00
Atletico Madrid vs Granada - 18.15
R. Vallecano vs Villarreal - 18.15
Barcelona vs Valencia - 20.30

Leading standings: Barcelona 76; Real Madrid 75; Atl. Madrid 73; Villarreal 60; Celta Vigo 53; Ath. Bilbao 51; Sevilla 48; Malaga, Eibar, R. Sociedad 41