Cristiano Ronaldo scores hat-trick as Real put seven past Getafe

A Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick inspired Real Madrid to a 7-3 win over Getafe in La Liga.

There were six goals in the first half. Ronaldo headed Real ahead from a Marcelo cross, but Getafe then took the lead with goals from Escudero and then Castro, both beating Iker Casillas at his far post. Ronaldo equalised with a fine free kick, and got his hat-trick when Javier Hernandez was tripped in the box.

It seemed like Real would take control of the game at that point, but Lacen lashed home when Real failed to clear from a corner.

In the second half, Real went back ahead when Hernandez followed up a rebound from Ronado heading against the crossbar. James Rodriguez made it five with a superb close-range free kick, finding the top corner.

Martin Odegaard was able to make his debut to become Real's youngest ever player before the hosts got their sixth when Jese fired in after a one-two with Rodriguez. Marcelo made it seven in injury time.

14' - GOAL! Real Madrid 1-0 Getafe. Ronaldo scores - Marcelo whips in a cross from the left, and Ronaldo sends a bullet header, unmarked, past the keeper.

23' - GOAL! Real Madrid 1-1 Getafe. Escudero scores - Escudero receives a loose ball outside the box, and swerves a shot into the far corner, moving at a pace that takes Casillas by surprise.

26' - GOAL! Real Madrid 1-2 Getafe. Castro scores - He seizes on a short pass from midfield, and whips a shot into the far corner, past a helpless Casillas.

32' - GOAL! Real Madrid 2-2 Getafe. Ronaldo scores - He lines up the freekick, strikes it sidefooted, with it evading the wall and and curling inside the near post.

34' - PENALTY! Ronaldo picks a ball out of the air, toes it into the path of Hernandez, and Vigaray bundles him over, and is booked.

35' - GOAL! Real Madrid 3-2 Getafe. Ronaldo scores - He strikes a shot lazily down the middle, with the 'keeper diving away from its path.

42' - GOAL! Real Madrid 3-3 Getafe. Lacen scores - The corner comes in, it isn't cleared, and so Lacen lashes a volley past a static Casillas.

47' - GOAL! Real Madrid 4-3 Getafe. Hernandez scores - Marcelo crosses for Ronaldo, who strains at the cross to head against the post. The ball rolls towards Hernandez and he slashes his shot in.

51' - GOAL! Real Madrid 5-3 Getafe. Rodriguez scores - He clips a left-footed free kick over the wall and into the top corner, a brilliant effort.

73' - GOAL! Real Madrid 6-3 Barcelona. Jese scores - After what seemed like hundreds of passes, Jese speeds up, swaps passes with Rodriguez and drills into the far corner.

90' - GOAL! Real Madrid 7-3 Getafe. Marcelo scores - Marcelo slides in at the back post to convert Jese's ball rolled across the box after he broke the offside trap.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored 61 goals this season.

Ronaldo got his eight hat-trick of the season.

Ronaldo is La Liga's top scorer, scoring 48 goals in 35 appearances

Born on 17 December 1998, Martin Odegaard is Real's youngest ever player.

The Real crowd's applause for Iker Casillas is a bit rich now. Casillas has been booed throughout the season. He hasn't done anything immoral, he hasn't been unpleasant to the fans, but he has played to the best of his abilities for more than a decade for the club. And yet, they are happy to turn on him whenever the mood takes them. Their final show of respect in the match, when he is due to be replaced, felt a bit false.

Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid): On the strength of his goalscoring statistics this season and his ridiculous consistency, there's no reason to think that Ronaldo won't keep up his astonishing records for years yet. He's not exactly let himself go.

Real Madrid: Casillas 7, Pepe 6, Nacho 6, Arbeloa 6, Marcelo 7, Kroos 7, Illarramendi 7, Jese 7, Ronaldo 8, Rodriguez 7, Hernandez 7. Subs: Varane 7, Carvajal 7, Odegaard 6.

Getafe: Codina 6, Alexis 6, Naldo 6, Lacen 6, Sarabia 6, Leon 6, Castro 6, Escudero 6, Rodriguez 6, Freddy 5, Vigaray 5. Subs: Felip 6, Babacar 6, Lopez 6.