Atletico Madrid vs. Real Madrid: Score and Reaction from 2016 La Liga Match

Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat-trick saw Real Madrid to a 3-0 victory over Atletico Madrid at the Vicente Calderon on Saturday as Zinedine Zidane’s side moved four points clear at the top of La Liga.

Save for a short spell at the start of the second half, Real dominated proceedings and eventually ran out easy winners against their local rivals.

A deflected free-kick from Ronaldo put Real 1-0 up in the first half. And after weathering an Atleti storm after the break, he netted from the penalty spot and then turned home a Gareth Bale cross to complete his treble.

Both clubs provided their lineups ahead of kick-off:

1️⃣1️⃣ This is @Simeone’s XI is for the #AtletiRealMadrid! #GoAtleti pic.twitter.com/4J98DnJKKG

— Atleti English (@atletienglish) November 19, 2016

⚽️📝✅ #RMDerbiHere’s our starting XI for today’s match 🆚 @atletienglish#HalaMadrid pic.twitter.com/7STpITtbAa

— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadriden) November 19, 2016

The best early chance fell to the hosts in the ninth minute as Saul shot wide after an excellent ball over the Real defence by Koke.

Two minutes later, Atleti goalkeeper Jan Oblak was forced into a brilliant save from a powerful Ronaldo header that looked destined for the back of the net.

Real began to take hold of the match, as they dominated in midfield, and Luka Modric forced Oblak into another save in the 20th minute.

The Slovenian stopper could do little to keep out the opener, though, in the 23rd minute.

Lucas Vazquez drew a foul from Stefan Savic 25 yards from goal, and Ronaldo’s fierce free-kick strike deflected into the net, with Oblak …

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