Welcome to our LIVE coverage of Real Madrid's tricky trip to nouveau-riche Malaga, kicking off at 7pm UK time.

Toulalan is down hurt but gets up as play continues. Half time, Madrid cruising thanks to a C-Ron hat-trick and another goal from Higuain.

Arbeloa obstructs Joaquin. Taken quickly and Cazorla slides Toulalan in and he can finish here but a super save from Casillas!

C-Ron wants to take this one obviously as he goes for as first-half foursome... JUST WIDE OF THE BACK STICK! Ferocious effort but off target, about a yard in the end.

Ronaldo then wins a free-kick on the edge of the box.

Cazorla on another run but Arbeloa and Khedira combine to clear.

Gamez gets forward and slides in CAZORLA but he drills his low finish into the side netting! Should have got that on target!

Malaga come forward gamely but this match is over already.

GOAL MADRID! Ronaldo with a hat-trick! Amazing! Superb far-post corner from Di Maria, headed across goal by Ramos and Ronaldo with an audacious flick with his heel for 4-0. Wow.

Down the other end Real have a corner that Di Maria strides over to curl in left-footed from the right.

Looked like a handball from Ramos on Joaquin's cross there but nothing given...

Good direct running from Joaquin but Pepe heads his cross away from Rondon. Now Cazorla on it but Ramos challenges to clear.

Kaka loses control of the ball on the left and Malaga have a throw. All to easy for Madrid at the moment.

Almost a slick move by Real down the right but Eliseu is back to clear. Then a mistake from Demichelis but Ronaldo can't exploit and behind for a goal kick.

Malaga think they should have a free-kick as Joaquin again goes down easily, Ramos in attendance this time. No way says the ref.

Di Maria miscontrols on the edge of the box, back with Ruben.

The home fans appear to finding this quite funny, half of them probably support Real anyway.

GOAL REAL! 3-0, Ronaldo drilling a low finish into the bottom left after a mazy dribble on the edge of the box, allowing him to open up a goal-sized gap to slip home the shot.

Mathijsen with a desperate block as Higuain was set to run through.

Cazorla curls it in but the ball is flicked behind for a corner. Joaquin puts it in, a rotten flap from Casillas but Real survive.

Eliseu is booked for demanding a yellow card after he was fouled.

Saucy celebration by Ronaldo, who wiggles his hips at Marcelo. Malaga fans, many of whom are British, are chanting "you only sing when you're winning".