Karim Benzema scored a first-half hat trick as Real Madrid dismantled Real Valladolid 6-0 in LaLiga on Sunday at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Rodrygo broke the deadlock after 20 minutes with a good finish from inside the area before Benzema took centre-stage. The Frenchman's first goal came after good work from Vinicius Junior, the second was a smart effort from the edge of the box and he completed a seven-minute treble with an acrobatic finish to turn home Rodrygo's cross.
Marco Asensio and Lucas Vazquez completed the rout late on but Madrid remain 12 points behind league leaders Barcelona, who won at Elche on Sunday, although the win does give them a timely boost going into Wednesday's Copa del Rey semifinal Clasico at Camp Nou (stream LIVE at 2:55 p.