Real Madrid closed to within two points of the La Liga pacesetters Barcelona and Atlético Madrid after Gareth Bale helped himself to his first four-goal haul in a 10-2 demolition of nine-man Rayo Vallecano.

Real Madrid closed to within two points of the La Liga pacesetters Barcelona and Atlético Madrid after Gareth Bale helped himself to his first four-goal haul in a 10-2 demolition of nine-man Rayo Vallecano.