Cristiano Ronaldo hattrick puts an end to Sevilla's home run.
Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the first player to score hattrick against Sevilla for the fifth consecutive season.
Real Madrid put an end to Sevilla's home record with a tense 3-2 win. The home side came back twice but was unable to draw at the end as Cristiano Ronaldo scored a fantastic hattrick.
Ronaldo was earlier criticised for his rage on Arbeloa last week as the Spaniard stole the ball from the Portugese to score the goal.
However, the latter showed a spectacular display with three brilliant goals against the Andalusian.
The game started poorly for the both the sides as none was able to take advantage at the game.
The first chance was for Ronaldo who saw his shot get saved by the goalkeeper. However, just 36 minutes into the game, Ronaldo scored an header to give Madrid the lead.
Just a minute later, Ronaldo added another one to his tally with a clinical karate kick finish. James crossed in for Chicharito who put on a terrible header only for the Portuguese to knock home.
Sevilla, too, were never frightened to make a comeback. After a historical comeback against Barcelona three weeks ago, they seemed a repeat after Carlos Bacca scored a penalty seconds before halftime.
The two goal lead was restored when Ronaldo scored a terrific header from the side of the post off Gareth Bale.
But Real Madrid lacked intensity in defense as they conceded another with substitute Iborra scoring an easy tap-in.
It was then Casillas who came to the rescue as he saved a number of chances that could have proved costly.
The game ended after Ramos cleared away the last corner of Sevilla.
With Real and Ronaldo in good form, they can overcome Juventus whom they visit this Tuesday at Turin for the Champions League semifinals leg-1.