Madrid: Zinedine Zidane's dream start to life as Real Madrid boss continued as Los Blancos scored four times in the opening 18 minutes on their way to a 5-1 rout of Sporting Gijon yesterday.


Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo is overjoyed after scoring a goal yesterday. Pic/Getty Images

However, Madrid's joy was tempered as Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema both had to be replaced due to injuries.