Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo make for Real Madrid’s perfect 10 – in pictures

Real Madrid’s Danilo celebrates after scoring his team’s opener on Sunday against Rayo Vallecano in their La Liga contest. Sergio Perez / Reuters

Rayo Vallecano’s Antonio Amaya celebrates after scoring the 1-1 equaliser on Sunday against Real Madrid. Curto de la Torre / AFP

Jozabed Sanchez of Rayo Vallecano celebrates scoring their second goal to go 2-1 up on Real Madrid on Sunday. Fernando Alvarado / EPA

Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale heads in the 2-2 equaliser on Sunday for his first goal against Rayo Vallecano. Denis Doyle / Getty Images

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo scores their third goal against Rayo Vallecano on Sunday in La Liga. Sergio Perez / Reuters

Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale celebrates his second goal, Madrid’s fourth, in their 10-2 win on Sunday at the Santigo Bernabeu. Francisco Seco / AP

Karim Benzema of Real Madrid celebrates after scoring his team’s fifth goal, his first, against Rayo Vallecano on Sunday. Denis Doyle / Getty Images

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo and James Rodriguez celebrate after the team’s sixth goal on Sunday in their La Liga victory. Curto de la Torre / AFP

Gareth Bale of Real Madrid scores his third goal, his team’s seventh, on Sunday against Rayo Vallecano. Curto de la Torre / AFP

Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale scores his fourth goal, his team’s eighth, on Sunday against Rayo Vallecano. Sergio Perez / Reuters

Gareth Bale celebrates with Toni Kroos and Luka Modric after scoring Real Madrid’s eighth goal on Sunday. Sergio Perez / Reuters

Karim Benzema of Real Madrid celebrates with Cristiano Ronaldo after scoring their ninth goal on Sunday in a La Liga victory. Fernando Alvardo / EPA

Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema celebrates scoring the tenth goal for Real Madrid on Sunday in their 10-2 win over Rayo Vallecano. Curto de la Torre / AFP

Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema, Gareth Bale and James Rodriguez celebrate during their 10-2 La Liga victory on Sunday. Curto de la Torre / AFP

Images from Real Madrid’s 10-2 win over Rayo Vallecano in La Liga on Sunday, as Gareth Bale (four), Karim Benzema (three), Cristiano Ronaldo (two) and Danilo (one) made for a historic occasion. Click (desktop) or swipe (mobile) the arrows below to scroll through the photos.

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