Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti was delighted with his attackers after victory over Champions League opponents Basel.
Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo were all on the scoresheet in the 5-1 rout.
Ancelotti said: "Cristiano has freedom to move where he likes. The three players up front have freedom and often interchange between themselves. It is not a problem. I don't know if Benzema needed to score, I don't think so. It is important for a striker to score and he got a cracker. The forward men played really well. As did James, who was alert and had a great attitude.
"Switching the wingers is better for finding a way through. Playing Cristiano on the right and Bale on the left allowed us to cross the ball more often. That is the theory, but then it has to be put into practice. And in practice Bale scored a goal that was set up with a Modric pass from deep. By theorising we could talk all night."
