Real Madrid thumped Atletico Madrid 3-0 on Saturday night.

Real Madrid extended their LaLiga lead to four points as Cristiano Ronaldo's 39th career hat-trick destroyed city rivals Atletico Madrid.

Ronaldo has often been criticised for his performances this season but he moved his goal tally into double figures as Real made it 29 games unbeaten with an emphatic 3-0 win at the Estadio Vicente Calderon.

Atletico are the last team to beat Real in the league - 1-0 at the Bernabeu in February - but they were outplayed for large periods as Zinedine Zidane's side took advantage of Barcelona's goalless home draw against Malaga earlier in the day.

Zidane said: “I'm not sure if it was our best performance since I arrived. We played a great game right from the beginning against tough opposition in a stadium where it is difficult to come and win. We read the game well, went in strong and I am happy with what we did because very few teams come here and win 0-3.

“I am satisfied because it is not easy. The first 45 minutes were phenomenal. We had a few difficulties at the start of the second half, but it is normal because of the pressure the opposition put you under. After that we plugged away keeping up the good work we were doing. We had the right intensity against a tough rival who always make life hard for us here. We didn't lose the ball much."