Gareth Bale struck his first Real Madrid hat-trick and set up another goal in a thumping 4-0 La Liga victory over Real Valladolid yesterday. With the injured Cristiano Ronaldo still absent, the Welshman knocked home two rebounds and slid in the third for a perfect treble at the Bernabeu having also set up their second goal with a cross for Karim Benzema to head home. It was only the second hat-trick ever in La Liga by a British player, with Gary Lineker scoring three for Barcelona in 1987. Real are third and three points behind leaders Barcelona, who visit Athletic Bilbao, and second placed Atletico Madrid.
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