La Liga giants Real Madrid scored five superb first-half goals against Sporting Gijon to drive them into full control of the match by half time. Both Benzema, Bale and Cristiano, who make up the famous BBC attacking trio, were on target for Los Blancos at the Santiago Bernabeu. Ronaldo and Benzema scored a brace, while Bale scored one to bring the total tally to five before the break. The visitors got a consolation goal in the second half through Isma Lopez but it was too late to overturn the results. The match ended 5-1 in favor of the hosts.
Watch all the five goals below:
Here is how football fans on Twitter reacted to Los Blancos performance against Gijon:
Fall a sleep last night :') But, alhamdulilah real madrid won against gijon 5-1~ ^^ Thx Zidane~ BBC is come back ^^
— Ai Gaku (@ayivoca) January 17, 2016
There is no doubt that #Zidane is going to be a best coach in the world as #RM beat #SportingGijon by 5-1 #HalaMadrid
— Capt. Hanzala (@HanzalaOfficial) January 17, 2016
Great work! But please the second half is just as important as the first half. #HalaMadrid
— Nick Parker (@NickParker1ne) January 17, 2016
Great first half 5-0