Real Madrid go top as Barca held

 　　MADRID, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid won 4-0 away to Malaga on Saturday night.

　　The Portuguese¹ international was back to his best as Real Madrid tore into a Malaga side that was looking forward to showing its potential after making a series of big money signings over the summer.

　　Gonzalo Higuain put Madrid ahead after just 10 minutes and Ronaldo completed his hatrick before the break. He scored from close range following an Angel de Maria cross, fired home from the edge of the penalty² area and then scored a clever flick³ from close range as Malaga failed to defend a corner.

　　The win was enough to take Madrid to the top of the table after Barcelona were held to a 0-0 draw at home to Sevilla.

　　Sevilla keeper Javi Varas was the hero of the night with a string of incredible⁴ saves, including an injury time penalty from Leo Messi as Barcelona threw everything at a well organized Sevilla side, but were unable to score.

　　Saturday's other matches saw Sporting Gijon record their first win of the season as first half goals from David Barral and Andre Castro gave them a 2-0 win at home to Granada.

　　The win was enough to lift Sporting off the bottom of the table. Racing⁵ Santander are now in last place following a 1-0 home defeat to Espanyol. Sergio Garcia's second half strike was enough to give Espanyol their second away win in a week, while Racing have yet to win a game this season.

1 Portuguese   

n.葡萄牙人；葡萄牙语

参考例句：

• They styled their house in the Portuguese manner.他们仿照葡萄牙的风格设计自己的房子。
• Her family is Portuguese in origin.她的家族是葡萄牙血统。

2 penalty   

n.处罚，刑罚，罚款

参考例句：

• If you knock the ball with your hand in football,you will suffer a penalty.如果在踢足球时你用手碰到球，你将受到处罚。
• One of those arrested could face the death penalty.被捕的那些人中有一人可能被判死刑。

3 flick   

n.快速的轻打，轻打声，弹开；v.轻弹，轻轻拂去，忽然摇动

参考例句：

• He gave a flick of the whip.他轻抽一下鞭子。
• By a flick of his whip,he drove the fly from the horse's head.他用鞭子轻抽了一下，将马头上的苍蝇驱走。

4 incredible   

adj.难以置信的，不可信的，极好的，大量的

参考例句：

• Some planets run at incredible speed.某些星球以难以置信的速度运行着。
• Her answer showed the most incredible stupidity.她的回答显示出不可思议的愚蠢。

5 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。