Real Madrid stayed in the hunt for La Liga title when Gareth Bale helped himself to his first four-goal haul in a 10-2 demolition of nine-man Rayo Vallecano yesterday.

Real bounced back in some style from the previous weekend’s 1-0 defeat at Villarreal, with Karim Benzema netting a hat-trick and Cristiano Ronaldo scoring twice, but did not initially have it all their own way at the Bernabeu.

They were again whistled by some disgruntled home fans after they fell 2-1 behind following a Danilo effort that put them 1-0 ahead in the third minute.

Primera Liga
Deportivo vs Eibar - 2-0
Real Madrid vs R. Vallecano - 10-2
Athletic Bilbao vs Levante - 2-0
Granada vs Celta Vigo - 0-2
Real Sociedad vs Villarreal - 0-2
Malaga vs Atletico Madrid - 1-0

Leading standings: Barcelona, Atl. Madrid 35; Real Madrid 33; Celta Vigo 31; Villarreal 30; Deportivo 26; Ath. Bilbao 24; Sevilla 23; Valencia 22.

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