Real Madrid's 5-0 drubbing of Real Betis Saturday didn't need another outlandish goal. James Rodriguez had earlier deposited a perfect free-kick and an unthinkable overhead finish, virtually setting the result in stone.
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But after having already slotting home a clinical header earlier in the one-sided affair, Gareth Bale decided it was his moment to do something astonishing.
Following an opening day scoreless draw with Sporting Gijon, it seems that Los Blancos have found their finishing boots, and to think, they did this without Cristiano Ronaldo figuring in the scoring.