Spanish La Liga
Result: Real Madrid 5-0 Granada
Date: 07 January 2017
Venue: Santiago Bernabeu
Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Isco were among the goals as Real Madrid cruised to a 5-0 victory over Granada at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Los Blancos broke the deadlock after 13 minutes as Karim Benzema played in Isco, who fired a low effort into the back of the net.
The lead was doubled in the 20th minute when Benzema slotted into empty net, after Ochoa could only parry Luka Modric's initial strike.
Ronaldo got in on the act in the 27th minute, as the Portuguese forward headed home Marcelo's cross from the left flank.
Isco got his second and Real's fourth after 31 minutes, as the Spaniard turned home Modric's low cross.
Zinedine Zidane opted for a change at the start of the second hlaf, as James Rodriguez replaced Toni Kroos with the hosts comfortably leading.
Real bagged a fifth goal in the 59th minute when an un-marked Casemiro turned home James Rodriguez's corner at the far post.
Granada struggled to carve out any clear-cut chances for most of the encounter as Keylor Navas endured a quiet afternoon.
Los Blancos did push for more goals in the closing stages but were unable to add to their emphatic tally, as they move six points clear at the top.
