Welcome to live coverage of Real madrid v Real Betis from the Santiago Bernabeu.

Full-time: Real Madrid 4-1 Real Betis. Second half whirlwind from Madrid swept Betis away. Hat-trick hero Gonzalo Higuain the star of the show. His third finish was exquisite.

Madrid will now be looking forward to Tuesday night's Champions League clash with Lyon at the Santiago Bernabeu.

In 4 of 7 La Liga matches this season either Cristiano Ronaldo or Gonzalo Higuain have scored a hat-trick for Real Madrid.

Disappointing effort from Momo. Curls a shot over the bar.

But here's a chance for another consolation goal. Betis free kick 25 yards from goal in a dangerous position.

This game is winding down. Madrid have blown Betis away with flashes of quickfire brilliance. Whenever the guests showed a glimmer of fight it was ruthless crushed.

Real Betis make another substitution - Benat makes way for Momo.

Substitution for Real Madrid, Fabio Coentrao on for Mesut Ozil.

Off comes Ronaldo, on comes Hamit Altintop.

Marcelo goes down in the box, but the referee waves away Madrid appeals for a penalty.

GOAL! Special finish from Higuain for his hat-trick. Very special goal. Once again Angel di Maria played through his Argentine compatriot and this time the striker scooped the ball over an advancing Casto. Absolutely brilliant.

GOAL! Oh dear Betis. They let themselves down again with some very sloppy defending. Angel di Maria slides a simple ball in behind the Betis defence, Higuain latches onto the pass, skips round an isolated Casto and strokes the ball into an empty net.

GOAL! Betis are back in it. Defensive header from Ramos was pounced upon by Ruben Castro, he bundled through the Madrid defence and teed up Jorge Molina who struck the ball past Iker Casillas and into the back of the net.

CHANCE! Angel di Maria flashes a shot from distance wide.

Madrid playing some great stuff tonight. Pleasure to watch. They're frightening on the counter attack.

Betis make a change. Roque Santa Cruz replaces Salva Sevilla.

Important period for Betis. They need to focus. If they let their concentration slip, they could end up on the wrong end of a drubbing.

Yellow card for Salva Sevilla for a foul on Pepe.

After scoring his goal Kaka is brought off by Mourinho. The Special One sends on Angel Di María- not a bad replacement to have at your disposal.

GOAL! Special strike from Kaka. Brilliant. Vintage stuff from the Brazilian. That's why he once ruled the world. The former AC Milan man recieves a pass inside the box from Ronaldo, before opening his body up and curling a fantastic shot into the top right hand corner.