Real Madrid 7 Vallodolid 2
Spanish international striker Raul helped himself to a classy hat-trick as Real Madrid ran riot at the Bernabeu to produce a 7-2 destruction of Valladolid in the Primera Liga tonight.
Raul began his exhibition soon after the Spanish champions had taken the lead when Valladolid defender Julio Cesar headed into his own net on 21 minutes.
He grabbed his first with an improvised aerial backheel just after the half-hour mark and added another with a delicate chip two minutes later.
Zinedine Zidane made it 4-0 early in the second half when he cracked in brilliant volley after latching on to a superb pass from David Beckham, who had another fine game at the heart of the Real midfield.
The England captain blotted his copybook, though, a few minutes later when he handballed a free kick in the area allowing Valladolid striker Roberto Losada to pull one back from the penalty spot.
A frantic three minutes followed with Luis Figo scoring from the penalty spot at the other end when he was brought down by Cesar.
Just over a minute later midfielder Chema reduced Real's lead once more when he nodded in from close range, but Ronaldo made it 6-2 with superb finish soon after and it was left to Raul to wrap up the game 15 minutes before the final whistle.
He pounced on the ball after keeper Albano Bizzarri spilled a Michel Salgado shot, dribbled the ball towards the open net and finished with a flourish as he backheeled across the line.
Deportivo Coruna, the only side with maximum points after the opening two games, have a tough away fixture against Sevilla in one of tonight's later games.