Real Madrid 5-1 Elche: Cristiano Ronaldo bags FOUR and Gareth Bale gets another to give Galactico dream team another comfortable night
- Real Madrid defeated Elche 5-1 in their La Liga clash at the Bernabeu
- Visitors took a shock lead through Albácar Gallego after a controversial penalty was awarded by referee Carlos Carlos Gómez
- Gareth Bale equalised with a header from James Rodriguez's cross
- Cristiano Ronaldo scored four more goals including a pair of penalties
- Portuguese has now scored 25 hat-tricks for Los Blancos
Cristiano
Ronaldo scored hat-trick number 25 of his Real Madrid career as Carlo
Ancelotti’s side made it 18 goals in three games with a thumping win
over Elche.
It was Ronaldo’s eighth goal inside a week and after the game he was asked if he was still happy at Madrid.
He
said: ‘Things are going well for more on a personal level the team is
scoring goals, winning matches and playing well.’ Asked about Jose
Mourinho’s recent comments about the pair no longer having a
relationship, he added: ‘It’s not for me to talk about things like that
I’m just concentrating on what we are doing on the pitch.’
Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale celebrate after the Portuguese scored his second in the 5-1 victory
Elche forward Edu Albscar (R) scores a controversial penalty past Keylor Navas to open the scoring
Bale wheels away in celebration after bringing Real Madrid back on level terms at the Bernabeu
Ronaldo scored in his 13th consecutive home game after another controversial penalty
Ronaldo sends a kiss to the Bernabeu after completing his hat-trick from thepenalty spot.
There
was crisis talk a week ago at Madrid but five goals against Basle in
the Champions League, eight against Deportivo, and five against Elche
here have silenced all the gloom.
They
will face far tougher opposition in the coming weeks but now, fully in
their stride, they will fear no one. Ronaldo even grabbed a late fourth
goal from a Gareth Bale pass and that blossoming partnership is another
reason for Real Madrid supporters to be full of optimism.
The
highlight of the first half was a strange refereeing performance from
Carlos Clos Gomez. On 15 minutes he pointed to the spot when Ronaldo
looked to clear from inside the area and caught Pedro Mosquera
unintentionally. Ronaldo later admitted that it had been a penalty but
both Real Madrid and Elche players looked bemused.
Within minutes Gomez had made another very strange decision this time in Madrid’s favour.
Gary
Mendes Rodrigues went down under a challenge from Marcelo. It was
debatable whether the challenge had been a foul but the contact from
Marcelo that brought the Elche forward crashing to ground was inside the
area. Clos gave a free-kick on the edge of the area that Elche wasted.
Albácar Gallego points to the sky after giving Elche a surprise lead from the penalty spot
Bale equalised only four minutes later with a towering header from James Rodriguez's cross
The former Tottenham Hotspur winger issues his trademark 'heart-shaped hands' goal celebration
New signing Keylor Navas (above) makes an acrobatic save while Iker Casillas watched from the bench
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Before
the next bizarre penalty incident Real Madrid were level with Bale
heading in James Rodriguez’ cross. It was his fifth goal in five games -
aided by Manu Herrera’s very flat dive.
Then
came penalty number two with Gomez pointing to the spot after minimal
contact from Mosquera on Marcelo – again players from both sides looked
bemused but Ronaldo’s penalty was unstoppable into the top right-hand
corner.
Real Madrid extended their lead when Ronaldo scored with another thundering header this time from a Bale cross.
The
home side were now in complete control and debutant keeper Keylor Navas
was having less and less to do. In for the rested Iker Casillas who is
expected to brought back into the side for the weekend’s difficult trip
to Villarreal, it was Navas first competitive match since the World Cup.
Casillas
was still the centre of attention with cameras focused on the bench as
he munched on an apple during the second half. He appears to be a dead
man walking in Madrid’s battle of the goalkeepers with Navas unlikely to
still be the number two next season. For now however the greatest
keeper in Spain’s history retains seniority and this start for Navas was
seen as a reward for penaties
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