REAL MADRID blasted back from a shaky start last night to thrash Elche 5-1 in a La Liga match in the Bernabeu.

The minnows took the lead through Albacar but Gareth Bale headed Real level then Cristiano Ronaldo took over. He ended with four goals, two of them penalties.

Real have now scored 18 goals in a week, with Ronaldo netting eight in the last three games.