Isco hails "perfect" performance

Zinedine Zidane's men strolled to a surprisingly comfortable win over Atletico Madrid, with Cristiano scoring a hat-trick playing in a central striker role, while Isco played just behind the Portuguese forward in a No. 10 role.

Isco hailed the system employed by Zidane and says that the team "played perfectly" over their local rivals.

"During the week we were working on this system and it worked out well in the end," said Isco.

"The team struggled in certain moments but we came out on top. We played perfectly, understanding each moment in the game and we are happy with the three points.

"I am happy with my work and the team's work. Winning 0-3 here is difficult and it is something to be proud of.

"We went into the game really fired up, we had a lot of the ball and we got the first chances. After the goal perhaps we eased off a bit but we knew how grind Atletico down and we got an overwhelming result".

With Barcelona labouring to a 0-0 draw at home to Malaga, Real Madrid moved four points ahead of the Catalan side in first position, while Atletico dropped down to fifth, nine points off the top of the table.