Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo's first-half hat-trick kept Spanish football club Real Madrid on par with Getafe before he and the Bernabeu home team went on to steamroll the visitors for a 7-3 victory here.


Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring during the Spanish league football match Real Madrid CF vs Getafe CF at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid. Pic/AFP 

Ronaldo put Real Madrid ahead 1-0 in the 13th minute. But after that, practically every Getafe shot at goal eluded Casillas for a score on Saturday, reports Efe.