But then a red card was administered to Rayo for a particularly nasty slide tackle on Toni Kroos after 15 minutes, knocking them down to 10 players. nd predictable as clockwork, Real Madrid, with their lineup made of fantasies—specifically Gareth Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema—came back to equalize at 2-2 with Gareth Bale meeting a perfect cross for a header.GOAL! Scenes at Bernabeu as @RVMOficial make it 1-2, and the atmosphere gets even more frosty. #LaLiga https://t.co/O8tG98VePy
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Then came a second yellow card for Rayo's Raúl Baena, knocking the second-fiddle Madrid team down to a mere nine players. A penalty kick from Ronaldo was just the salt and lime in the wound. But what came next was disgusting. Real Madrid cracked open their lead with yet another Bale goal.GOAL! All level, it's @GarethBale11 with a thumping header. #LaLiga https://t.co/7F9XcdicjH
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And then came another one and another one and another one and another one and another one and another one. Dios mio, things got brutal out there. To the point that we can't really fit all the goals on this page without it looking gaudy. Here's a sampler of the brutal paella that Real Madrid served up.GOAL! @realmadrid rubbing it in for the 9-men, it's now 4-2 thanks to @GarethBale11. #LaLiga https://t.co/rpkoVBuu7S
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Bale's fourth goal (yes, fourth) on the day was just a dirty, shaming nutmeg:GOAL! @realmadrid keep it going, and @Benzema makes it 5-2. #LaLiga https://t.co/mj5BjpJWIT
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And why not give Benzema a hat trick on the day? Surely he deserves it, no?GOAL! Four for @GarethBale11, @realmadrid not finished yet… #LaLiga https://t.co/sMGXmvBnfr
— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) December 20, 2015
According to a fact-finding Twitter account by the name of @MisterChiping, this is the first time since 1960 that anyone in La Liga has scored 10+ goals in a game. Nope—not even the great Spanish oligarchical league has seen goal inequality like this before. All hail the king.GOAL! TEN, that's right, TEN, for @realmadrid. @Benzema with a hat-trick. #LaLiga https://t.co/UsES83hD8a
— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) December 20, 2015