The defending champions came on with all guns blazing, as Arjen Robben fired the visitors upfront three minutes after the kick-off.

Raul hit the second three minutes after the quarter hour mark to help Real tighten their grip on the match.

In the second half, Sergio Ramos struck the out-of-sorts home side for a third time.

Now Real lie second with 35 points, 12 adrift of leaders Barcelona, who beat Osasuna 3-2 later on the same day.

Throughout the game, many players from either side were yellow-carded.