Karim Benzema celebrated his Ballon d'Or win this week with a goal in Real Madrid's comfortable 3-0 win over Elche on Wednesday night, in which they also had three strikes disallowed for offside.
Fede Valverde and Marco Asensio scored the other goals as the La Liga leaders cruised to victory. Benzema, though, was the star turn: he hit the back of the net three times in total but had two scratched off while David Alaba also had an effort ruled out.
It has been a spectacular week for Carlo Ancelotti's side. They sealed qualification to the Champions League last 16, beat Barcelona in the Clasico, saw Benzema crowned the world's best player, and then moved six points clear at the top of La Liga with this comfortable victory.
Fresh from the glitzy Paris gala on Monday night, reigning champions Madrid brought that same swagger to Spain's east coast and bottom-of-the-table Elche never stood a chance. "The team played well, they were very good in attack.