Diego Simeone's side was stunned by Zinedine dazzling Zindane's team

Madrid team taste a sweet victory over their rivals. Ronaldo's hat trick took him beyond Alfredo Di Stéfano: no player has ever scored as many Madrid derby goals. This win took Real, unbeaten in 29 games with nine and four points clear in the league over Atlètico Madrid and Barcelona respectively. Madrid went into the game with an unpredictable lineups without Casemiro, Pepe and Toni Kross, and there was no starting place for team captain Ramos or Benzema, who where returning from injury. Madrid started the match with something like 4-4-2 system. With Gareth Bale,Lucas Vàzquez, Ronaldo and Isco,  Real presented a formidable attack and a compact midfield in Modric and Mateo Kovacic. What a match it was??  Just so breathless and ruthless Someone's men went down.  Diego later let the cat out of the sack in an interview saying his team has seen its "hope cut" .

Report by Nene Martey Botchway