Wonderful hat-trick

Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo scored a wonderful hat-trick to help Real Madrid thrash Real Sociedad 5-2 in La Liga to warm up for their Champions League clash with Paris St Germain (PSG) in style. Earlier, Atletico Madrid rode on a solitary goal by Antoine Griezmann to see off Malaga 1-0 in a tight game to provisionally close the gap on leaders Barcelona to six points.

Real’s big victory over Sociedad took them to third above Valencia but they trail Barcelona by 16 points as they turn their attention to the defence of their Champions League title against PSG at the Santiago Bernabeu.
In Malaga, Atletico went ahead almost instantly when Griezmann capitalised on Saul Niguez’s deflected strike falling at his feet close to goal. Jan Oblak saved a Roberto Rosales free kick in the second half as Atletico kept their opponents at bay to earn a narrow victory in typical fashion.