Real Madrid rounded off their Champions League Group A campaign with a home match against Swedish side Malmo on Tuesday evening.
The Spanish giants knew that they would finish as winners of the section regardless of the result at the Bernabeu, but a point for Malmo could have been enough to see them finish third ahead of Shakhtar Donetsk.
Real Madrid took a three-goal lead into the interval at the Bernabeu, however, following a double from Karim Benzema and a free kick from a certain Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ronaldo completed his hat-trick in the space of three second-half minutes to make it five up for Los Blancos with still more than 40 minutes remaining, before the 30-year-old scored his fourth before the hour.
The hosts then made it 7-0 20 minutes from time when Mateo Kovacic swept home from inside the box, before Benzema completed his hat-trick for eight.
Read how it all unfolded in Sports Mole's live minute-by-minute commentary of the action below.
REAL: Casilla; Danilo, Nacho, Pepe, Arbeloa; Casemiro, Kovacic, Isco; James, Benzema, Ronaldo
MALMO: To follow...
REAL: Casilla; Danilo, Nacho, Pepe, Arbeloa; Casemiro, Kovacic, Isco; James, Benzema, Ronaldo
MALMO: Wiland; Tinnerholm, Arnason, Carvalho, Yotun; Rakip, Lewicki, Adu, Sana; Berget, Djurdjic
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Malmö supporters making their way to Estadio Santiago Bernabéu before Real Madrid - Malmö FF @ChampionsLeague pic.twitter.com/D0oXb175np
— Malmö FF (@Malmo_FF) December 8, 2015
goooaal!! ⚽⚽⚽ @Cristiano
— Gareth Bale (@GarethBale11) December 8, 2015
11 - @Cristiano Ronaldo has set a new record of goals in the Champions League group stage by scoring 11 this season. Phenomenal.
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) December 8, 2015