Rafaelvan der Vaart endeared himself to the Real Madridfanswith ahat-trickas the championscrushed Sporting Gijon7-1onWednesday to go second in thetable.
The home side's Cheikh M'Bengue was sent off for a second yellow card just before the break and further strikes from Mamadou Sakhou and Gregory vander Weil put the three points beyond doubt for the table toppers.