Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to hit 30 La Liga goals in six consecutive seasons as he inspired Real Madrid to a 4-0 thrashing of Eibar Saturday. The Portugal forward netted in the 19th minute and also provided passes for Lucas Vazquez and Jese to score as the host stormed into a 4-0 halftime lead. James Rodriguez had opened Real's account with a curling free kick in the fifth minute. Real is second in the league on 72 points, with title rival Atletico Madrid and Barcelona in action later Saturday. Coach Zinedine Zidane made eight changes to the team that suffered a shock 2-0 defeat at VfL Wolfsburg in the Champions League in midweek with only Ronaldo, Pepe and Casemiro keeping their places. Brazilian right back Danilo was booed by the home fans for his disappointing display at Wolfsburg when he came on in the second half but it was an otherwise positive afternoon for Real which hosts Wolfsburg in its quarterfinal second leg Tuesday. Rodriguez was criticized for being caught laughing on the sidelines in Germany in midweek but the Colombia international lifted the crowd by scoring early on, his first goal in just under two months. Gareth Bale, Marcelo, and Toni Kroos never left Madrid's bench while Karim Benzema, Luka Modric, and Keylor Navas weren't on the squad. A fine piece of skill from Ronaldo allowed Vazquez to pass the ball into an empty net in the 18th minute before the record-breaker finished off a cut-back from the lively Jese a minute later. Ronaldo returned the favor for the 23-year-old in the 39th minute as Real made it 4-0. Eibar's top scorer Borja Baston hit the crossbar in a rare attack for the visitors who are 10th in the table. On Friday, Granada's fans jeered their team after a dull 0-0 home draw against Malaga left it just outside the Spanish league's relegation zone. Granada's fourth straight draw left it two points above Sporting Gijon and Getafe, which both occupy spots in the drop zone before their games this weekend. Malaga remained eighth.
