Real Madrid's Gareth Bale scored a brilliant hat-trick on Wednesday as his side coasted past Kashima Antlers 3-1 in the semi-finals of the FIFA Club World Cup.
After the Japanese outfit spurned some big openings early on at the ZSC Stadium in the United Arab Emirates, Los Blancos grew into the game and started to show their quality.
They got the key breakthrough just before the interval, as Bale finished well after a brilliant combination down the left with Marcelo.
The Welshman was then quick to finish the game off in the second period, doubling up following a mistake in the Kashima defence and then lashing home his third soon after.