The fourth official has indicated that a minimum of two minutes is being added on here at the Bernabeu. Real are currently in Celta's half, knocking the ball around calmly in search of an eighth.
89'
Celta give possession away poorly as Bale looks to make them pay. The Real man drives into the penalty area, before his shot towards goal gets blocked by Mallo.
87'
Marcelo, whose important return has gone under the radar, tries to surge forward down the left-hand side in hope of launching another Real attack, but Orellana prevents him from doing so with a good tackle.
85'
Fabián Orellana gets yellow.
Orellana picks up a booking late on as he mistimes a challenge for Celta. The visitors just want the referee to blow the whistle now and end their pain.
Celta are keeping hold of possession as time ticks on in this second half. Real are happy to let them have it, knowing they have well and truly done their job today. Credit to Zidane for whatever he said at half time to his players.
83'
Blanco grabs hold of the ball and wastes time from a Celta goal kick. The young goalkeeper has actually played well today but Real's quality has just been too good for him and his team-mates.
81'
G. Bale has scored a goal for Real Madrid! Assist by Casemiro.
Casemiro registers the assist for Bale's goal. The holding midfielder has been sensational in this second half, putting the ball on a plate several times.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAALLLL!! It's 7-1 to Real! Bale gets in on the act as he drives right at the heart of Celta's backtracking defence, before he powers a low shot into the far corner past Blanco.
79'
A penny for the thoughts of Roma boss Luciano Spalletti, who takes his side to this same venue on Tuesday in the Champions League. It's safe to say Los Blancos are warming up for that game in magnificent fashion.
77'
Jesé has scored a goal for Real Madrid!
C. Beauvue enters the game and replaces D. Wass.
Marcelo enters the game and replaces Dani Carvajal.
Zidane makes his third and final change of the game for Real as Marcelo comes on in place of Carvajal, who made a couple of important tackles in the opening period for his side.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAALLLL!! It's 6-1 to Real! It's raining goals here in Madrid as Jese follows up his earlier assist for Ronaldo by scoring one of his own. The winger skips past Mallo inside the box before he blasts a brilliant shot past Blanco.
Berizzo makes his third change of the game for Celta as Beauvue comes off in place of Wass, who has, like all of his team-mates, faded dramatically in this second half.
76'
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored a goal for Real Madrid! Assist by Jesé.
Jese grabs the assist for Real's fifth today. The Spaniard curls in a lovely corner from the left which invites Ronaldo to power home a header past a helpless Blanco.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAALLL!! It's 5-1 to Real! Ronaldo grabs his fourth goal of the game as he leaps above Guidetti to head home from a corner. He has now surpassed Telmo Zarra as the second top scorer in La Liga's history. Amazing.
74'
Bale flies down the left-hand side with excellent verve as another Real chance presents itself. The Wales international bends in a decent cross towards Ronaldo, but Gomez gets back into position well and clears the danger away in the nick of time.
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72'
GREAT BLOCK! Orellana shows great feet outside Real's box as he slips through a neat pass towards Guidetti. The former Celtic man controls the ball well inside the penalty area, before his shot towards goal deflects out of bounds off Ramos.
70'
Jesé enters the game and replaces Borja Mayoral.
Zidane makes his second change of the game for Real as Mayoral, who worked hard up front but occasionally gave possession away cheaply, comes off in place of Jese.
Casemiro has been first-class for Real this afternoon. The Brazilian has stepped it up in this second half, feeding through several brilliant through balls beyond Celta's backline towards his forward-thinking team-mates.
68'
Most teams will struggle to cope with Real when they're in this sort of form, but Celta have disappointed in the second half. After a positive opening period, they've defended really poorly after the interval.
67'
J. Guidetti enters the game and replaces Iago Aspas.
Berizzo makes his second change of the game for Celta as Guidetti comes on in place of Aspas, who put in a good shift up front today and took his goal really well.
66'
COULD HAVE BEEN 5-1! Casemiro pierces Celta's backline as he slips in Bale with a quality pass. The Welshman gets his head up early and plays in a brilliant cross towards Mayoral, who just fires wide from close range at the back stick.
65'
G. Bale enters the game and replaces Isco.
Zidane makes his first change of the game for Real as Isco comes off in place of Bale, who gets greeted by a chorus of cheers from supporters on his return to the first-team fold.
64'
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored a goal for Real Madrid! Assist by Isco.
Isco grabs the assist for Ronaldo's hat-trick goal here at the Bernabeu. The former Malaga man ghosts in behind Celta's backline before he sends a lovely ball across the face of goal for his superstar team-mate to score from.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAALLLL!! It's another for Ronaldo! The Portuguese forward restores Real's three-goal cushion as he simply taps home unmarked at the back post after some exquisite build-up from the hosts.
62'
Iago Aspas has scored a goal for Celta Vigo! Assist by Sergi Gómez.
Gomez grabs the assist for Celta's first goal of the day. The defender punts an accurate direct ball right over the top of Real's backline to put Aspas in one-on-one with Navas.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAALLLL! It's 3-1 and Celta have a lifeline now! Gomez leaves Real's backline flat-footed as he bends a lofted pass over the top of them towards Aspas, who does well to stay onside before he cheekily chips a shot over Navas with the goal at his mercy.
60'
WHAT A SAVE! Ronaldo snipers another beautiful free-kick over Celta's wall towards the far corner, but Blanco impress again for the visitors as he tips it onto the crossbar. Brilliant goalkeeping from him.
59'
Jonny gets yellow.
Jonny picks up a booking as he mistimes a challenge outside his own penalty area. Ronaldo, who scored from a similar range just a few minutes ago, stands over the set play with interest.
58'
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored a goal for Real Madrid!
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAALLL!! It's 3-0 to Real! Ronaldo struts up to the free-kick confidently before he whips it over the top of Celta's wall and into the far corner with aplomb. He's on fire today!
56'
Whatever Zidane said to his charges at half time, it's working as they continue to heap pressure on a Celta backline struggling to cope with Real's electric pace. The hosts currently have a free-kick in a dangerous position.
54'
Huge gasps sound around the Bernabeu as Ronaldo goes down clutching his left leg. The ex-Manchester United man gets clipped from behind as Mallo clatters into the back of him robustly down the left-hand side.
52'
CLOSE! Real almost grab their third as Danilo steams into Celta's penalty area from the left. The Brazilian curls in a lovely cross towards Vazquez, who misses the target from point-blank range. Had it gone in, though, it wouldn't have counted as the linesman had his flag raised.
50'
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored a goal for Real Madrid! Assist by Sergio Ramos.
Ramos grabs the assist for Real's second this afternoon. The skipper calmly rolls a pass into the feet of his Portuguese team-mate, who does the rest with a great run and an even better finish.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAALLLL!! It's 2-0 to Real! Ronaldo gets on the scoresheet in superb style as he drives towards Celta's box unmarked, before he blasts a quality shot past Blanco to raise the atmosphere inside the Bernabeu.
49'
WASTE! Ronaldo fronts up Celta's backline and weighs up whether to go for goal. The forward hears a shout from Carvajal behind him and therefore plays a pass out wide looking for the overlapping run to be there, but it wasn't as the ball trickles out of bounds for a Celta goal kick.
47'
The first chance of the second half falls to Real as Vazquez drives towards Celta's penalty area. The winger cuts infield and drives a good-looking left-footed shot towards goal, only for it to be blocked accidently by Mayoral.
46'
Welcome back! Real get us under way again for the second half here at the Bernabeu.
45' +1
The fourth official on the touchline indicates that a minimum of two minutes is being added onto the first half here at the Bernabeu. Celta are on the attack in search of a leveller before the break.
45'
CLOSE! Real bang on the door again as Mayoral latches onto possession just outside Celta's box. The Spaniard gets his head up and sees an onrushing Kovacic alongside him, but the latter struggles to control the pass inside the penalty area as Blanco comes and collects.
43'
Orellana cuts infield from the left-hand side as Celta hunt an instant response to falling behind. The winger initially drives away from Kovacic, before he wins his side a free-kick as the Croatia international pulls him down.
41'
Pepe has scored a goal for Real Madrid! Assist by Isco.
Isco grabs the assist for Pepe's opener for Real. The Spaniard simply puts the ball on plate from a corner, inviting the defender to bullet a header past Blanco.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAALLLL!! It's 1-0 to Real! The hosts finally make their pressure pay as Pepe superbly headers past Blanco from Isco's corner. The Portugal international finds the bottom corner of the goal magnificently.
40'
Nolito gets yellow.
Nolito picks up a booking as he catches Carvajal's right leg down the right flank. Real have a free-kick in a very dangerous position here as they send all of their big men forward.
WHAT A SAVE! Isco curls in a superb free-kick from the right towards the middle of Celta's penalty area as Casemiro powers a header towards goal. However, the Real defender gets denied by the superb reactions of Blanco. Corner to the hosts.
39'
NO PENALTY! Ronaldo tries to latch onto a cross from the left-hand side, before he falls to the ground under slight pressure from Gomez. The hosts appeal for a penalty but the referee waves away their appeals.
38'
It's super play from Real as Mayoral plays a one-two with Carvajal down the right flank. The young marksman skips in behind Planus and drives a low ball across the face of goal towards Ronaldo, but Mallo clears danger away brilliantly.
36'
Orellana picks up the ball down the right-hand side of the field and tries to sniper a through pass into the feet of Aspas outside Real's box. Casemiro, however, gets there first and clears the danger. The visitors are more than holding their own so far.
35'
N. Radoja enters the game and replaces P. Hernández.
Berizzo gets forced into making his first change of the game for Celta as Radoja comes on in place of Hernandez, who picked up a knee complaint while trying to seize possession off Vazquez.
34'
Jonny relieves pressure on Celta's backline well as he drives forward from defence and plays in Orellana, who eventually wins his side a throw-in further up the pitch. It also looks as though Hernandez, who injured his knee earlier, can't carry on.
32'
Mayoral gets hold of the ball down the right-hand side of Celta's box and weighs up his options. Ronaldo offers himself to the youngster but the young forward's pass towards the Portugal international goes too close to Mallo, who hacks away the danger.
30'
Real are, as expected, still having the lion's share of possession at the moment but they're finding it difficult to pierce holes in Celta's sturdy structure. Berizzo's charges are standing firm defensively.
29'
Pepe gets yellow.
Pepe receives a booking from the referee as he fumes at his decision to hold up play for Hernandez's knock. The Real defender makes the point that Vazquez was actually fouled during the incident.
28'
A short suspension in play occurs as Hernandez goes down holding his knee. The Celta midfielder blocks off Vazquez, who shifts the ball around him, but it looks as though he has injured himself in the making.
26'
Orellana plays a short corner to Nolito down the left as Celta look to pass their way cleverly into the back of Real's net. However, the attack breaks down as the latter overcooks a cross towards the back post which flies out of bounds.
25'
Danilo gets yellow.
Danilo picks up the first booking of the match as he clips the heels of Wass. The Celta midfielder drives forward down the right-hand side, before the Real defender sends him tumbling to the floor.
24'
Eyebrows were raised before kick-off after hearing of Berizzo's decision to field the inexperienced Blanco, but the Celta coach's call has come up trumps so far. The young shot-stopper couldn't have dreamed of making a better start.
22'
TOP GOALKEEPING FROM BLANCO! Celta's young goalkeeper sparkles as he thwarts Isco from point-blank range. The Real midfielder beautifully scoops the ball inside the box onto his left foot, but his stabbed shot towards goal gets brilliantly blocked by the visitors' number 13.
20'
Ronaldo tests the resolve of Celta's young goalkeeper early doors as he ghosts infield from the right, before he unleashes a wicked left-footed shot which Blanco parries away from the danger zone well.
19'
Vazquez bursts down the right-hand side and, with confidence on his side after a great display against Levante last time out, goes alone as he drives a shot wide of the target from a tight angle.
17'
It's brilliant defending from Gomez as he denies Ronaldo inside his own half. The Celta defender stands his ground up against the Real forward's blistering pace on the breakaway, before he times a good challenge to perfection.
15'
Real have looked sharp when moving possession around but Zidane will be worried after seeing Aspas come within a whisker of taking the lead. Celta are looking threatening themselves but also the stronger defensively so far.
13'
WHAT A SAVE FROM NAVAS! Orellana shifts the ball onto his left foot down the right-hand side and curls in a delightful cross towards Aspas. The former Liverpool man does everything right as he heads towards the top corner, but sees his effort clip off the crossbar. The spillage falls into his path again but Navas races off his goal line to make a fantastic close-range save.
11'
Carvajal cuts out Planus' pass forward towards Nolito and launches a Real counter-attack. However, the Celta full-back makes up for his earlier error as he heads away Kovavic's cross into the penalty area.
9'
GREAT DEFENDING FROM CELTA! Ronaldo latches onto possession inside the visitors' box as a chance for Real beckons. However, as the Portuguese superstar tries to skip away from Jonny, the defender dives in and stabs the danger away with a well-timed sliding challenge.
8'
Carvajal makes an important intervention for Real as he seizes possession away from Nolito's clutches down the right flank. The Celta man could have really driven at the hosts' defence if it wasn't for that challenge.
6'
After a dominant start from Real, Celta have started to keep hold of possession better in the last few minutes or so. Berizzo's men are starting to find their rhythm after weathering an early storm.
4'
Vazquez bursts forward well down the right flank and wins Real a corner as his cross deflects out off Gomez. The resulting set play finds its way to Kovacic, who slips a class through ball towards Pepe who fails to get a cross in. Good defending from Celta.
2'
Danilo dips infield from the left-hand side and drives forward powerfully. The Brazilian skips past Celta's midfield before he smashes an ambitious shot well over the crossbar from distance.
1'
Celta get us under way here at the Bernabeu. The man in charge of the cards for today's affair is Gil Manzano.
Good afternoon and welcome to our LIVE text commentary on today's La Liga clash between Real Madrid and Celta Vigo from the Santiago Bernabeu. Kick-off is at 3:00pm GMT.
Celta have bounced back from a mid-season lull to go unbeaten in their last three league games. And considering Real limped to victory over Levante, they will be confident of causing them plenty of problems in the Spanish capital this afternoon.
CELTA substitutes: Alvarez, Radoja, Bongonda, Guidetti, Beauvue, Drazic, Sene.
TEAM NEWS: Zinedine Zidane has made four changes to the side which started Real's 3-1 win over Levante last time out. Dani Carvajal, Sergio Ramos, Mateo Kovacic and Isco all get the chance to impress from the get go today. Gareth Bale and Marcelo are amongst the substitutes after returning from their respective injuries.
TEAM NEWS: Eduardo Berizzo has made three alterations to the team which started Celta's 0-0 stalemate with Villarreal in their last outing. Ruben Blanco, Carles Planas and Pablo Hernandez all come into the first 11 to face Real.
Real put to bed their Madrid derby disappointment against Atletico by getting back to winning ways against Levante in midweek. Los Blancos are pretty much out of the title race so the focus for them now is to use the rest of their league games as a means to building momentum towards winning the Champions League.
Both sets of players are now stripped and raring to go as they leave the tunnel and enter onto the field here at the Santiago Bernabeu. We are just moments away from seeing the action start to unfold.
HALF TIME: REAL MADRID 1-0 CELTA VIGO
Both sets of players head down the tunnel for the interval as the referee calls time on an entertaining first half. Real currently lead by one goal to nil thanks to a superb header from Pepe, though they have been made to work for it by a strong Celta side.
Iago Aspas had a quality header smash off the crossbar early doors, which was the first major chance created by either side in the first half. Celta had to then rely on the heroics of young goalkeeper Ruben Blanco a few times, before Real finally broke the deadlock through Pepe.
FULL TIME: REAL MADRID 7-1 CELTA VIGO
That's all from us and it has been a great pleasure talking you through all of today's action from the Santiago Bernabeu. We hope you can join us again very soon. Take care!
Cristiano Ronaldo netted four times to become the second top goal scorer in La Liga history and help Real Madrid blast past Celta Vigo in a one-sided 7-1 victory at the Santiago Bernabeu.
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