By Emlyn Begley
BBC Sport
Gareth Bale scored four goals as Real Madrid hit nine-man Rayo Vallecano for double figures in a remarkable game.Real trailed before Tito's red card - Danilo putting the hosts ahead before headers from Antonio Amaya and Jozabed.
Bale levelled with a header before Raul Baena was sent off in conceding a penalty which Cristiano Ronaldo scored.
As the game opened up, Bale added three more, Ronaldo scored a second and Karim Benzema netted a hat-trick - including number 10.Real boss Rafael Benitez has been under pressure after losing three of their last five La Liga games.
But it remains to be seen if the farcical circumstances of their win over neighbours Rayo will ease much of that, as they were playing poorly before the sendings off.
Real remain two points off leaders Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, who both have a game in hand.
More to follow.
LINEUP, BOOKINGS (6) & SUBSTITUTIONS (6)
Real Madrid
01 Navas
23 Danilo Booked
04 Ramos
03 Pepe
12 Marcelo (Vázquez - 62' )
10 Rodríguez (Kovacic - 65' )
08 Kroos
19 Modric
11 Bale (Arbeloa - 74' )
09 Benzema
07 Ronaldo
Substitutes
06 Nacho
13 Casilla
14 Casemiro
16 Kovacic
17 Arbeloa
18 Vázquez
22 Isco
Rayo Vallecano
25 Rodríguez Oterino
02 Román Triguero Dismissed
04 Amaya
18 Rosa Vale Castro (Montiel Caballero - 80' )
03 Martínez García Booked
08 Baena Dismissed after an earlier booking
10 Trashorras Booked
19 Bangoura (Dias Correia - 63' )
21 Sánchez Ruiz
14 Hernández Domínguez (Marín Ruiz - 21' )
24 Javi Guerra
Substitutes
05 Dorado Ramírez
09 Contreiras Gonçalves
11 Embarba
13 Martín Corral
17 Marín Ruiz
23 Dias Correia
26 Montiel Caballero
Ref: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva
Att: 61,564
