La Liga: Ronaldo’s Hat-Trick Helps Madrid Thrash Deportivo 5-1

Cristiano Ronaldo’s first hat-trick of the season helped Real Madrid beat Deportivo La Coruna 5-1 on September 30, 2012 at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu.

With this win, Los Blancos’ has reduced the gap at the top of the Primera Division to 8 points ahead of next week's El Clasico clash against table topper Barcelona. Ángel Di María and defender Pepe were the other goal-scorers for Jose Mourinho’s men.

Real Madrid are now in 6 spot with 10 points while Barcelona still topped the table with 18 points after beating Sevilla 3-2 in closely fought match at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán.