Gareth Bale scored four and Karim Benzema hit a second-half hat trick as Real Madrid came from behind to demolish nine-man Rayo 10-2.
Rayo Vallecano gave Real Madrid an early scare before being reduced to nine men and losing 10-2 in a remarkable clash at a mutinous Santiago Bernabeu.
Sections of the home support whistled under-fire manager Rafael Benitez before kick-off and his players received similar treatment at halftime despite being 4-2 to the good against a depleted opponent.
Gareth Bale turned a first-half brace into a four-goal haul, quelling the early discontent that had long subsided by the time Karim Benzema completed a hat trick in the final minute.