( CNN ) -- Any doubts that Real Madrid 's big-name stars will struggle to play together this season were seemingly blown away in a remarkable 8-2 thrashing of Deportivo la Coruna on Saturday . World player of the year Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick , last year 's marquee signing Gareth Bale netted twice and recently-arrived World Cup star James Rodriguez was also on the scoresheet in the Spanish top-flight match . Mexico striker Javier Hernandez , a loan signing from Manchester United , grabbed the final two goals after coming on as a late substitute . It was the first time the club has scored eight goals in an away La Liga match , and the winning margin matched the 7-1 success at Real Zaragoza in the 1987-88 season . `` We showed the quality we have . We have a phenomenon in Ronaldo and we have other players with great quality , '' coach Carlo Ancelotti told reporters . `` They combined very well together and that was the best thing we can take from the game . '' Ancelotti 's team made an impressive start to its European Champions League title defense in midweek , beating Basel 5-1 , but the club 's early domestic form has been patchy . This victory , after a win and two defeats , left Madrid three points behind big rival Barcelona , which travels to bottom club Levante on Sunday seeking to maintain a 100 % record . City rival Atletico Madrid , which won the Spanish title last season but lost to Real in the European final , dropped points in a 2-2 draw at home to Celta Vigo later Saturday . `` The season is very long and recovering points on the leaders just now is n't the problem , '' Ancelotti added . `` We have to improve . Today we showed the quality everyone knows we have which is the capability to score in many different ways . `` We need to continue improving the balance and our consistency . After two defeats we have scored 13 goals and that is a good sign that we have responded well . '' Ronaldo , who netted against Swiss side Basel on Tuesday , scored his 23rd hat-trick for Real since joining in a then world-record $ 130 million move from English club Manchester United . Rodriguez , who won the golden boot as top scorer at Brazil 2014 before joining Real for a reported $ 121 million from Monaco , then scored his second goal in a week as he curled in a superb left-foot effort . Ronaldo made it 3-0 before halftime but Deportivo pulled a goal back after the break with a penalty after Sergio Ramos was ruled to have handled the ball . Bale -- whose move from Tottenham last year eclipsed the Portugal captain 's transfer fee -- took center stage with two well-taken goals . Deportivo , which had conceded only four times in three previous games , went 6-1 down as Ronaldo sealed his treble from Rodriguez 's pass before Toche headed a consolation . Hernandez , who replaced Bale , fired in a left-foot volley from the edge of the area and then added another long-range effort -- this one deflecting into the net off a defender . Atletico conceded an early goal to Pablo Hernandez but led 2-1 at halftime through Miranda and defender Diego Godin before Nolito leveled with a 53rd-minute penalty . The draw left Diego Simeone 's team a point behind Barca in second , with Granada third on goal difference after winning 1-0 at Athletic Bilbao . Italy . Three-time defending champion Juventus secured a third win from three this season , as Argentina striker Carlos Tevez scored the only goal at AC Milan on Saturday . The 71st-minute decider gave coach Massimiliano Allegri a notable victory over the club that sacked him in January . It left Milan in second after a first defeat this Serie A season , while Roma can join Juve on three wins from three by beating Cagliari on Sunday . Germany . Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich was held 0-0 at second-bottom Hamburg on Saturday , leaving Pep Guardiola 's team fourth on goal difference after a second draw in four matches . Promoted Paderborn , which travels to Bayern 's Allianz Arena on Tuesday , is top after a 2-0 win over Hanover that was capped by a spectacular late volley by Moritz Stoppelkamp from just outside his own penalty area . The top four teams all have eight points after second-placed Mainz upset last season 's runner-up Borussia Dortmund 2-0 and Hoffenheim , in third , won by the same score at Stuttgart . France . Marseille went top on goal difference after Saturday 's 3-0 win over Rennes , as France forward Andre-Pierre Gignac scored twice . It put Marseille above Bordeaux , which won 2-1 against bottom side Evian Thonon Gaillard on Friday . Sixth-placed defending champion Paris St. Germain hosts Lyon on Sunday , when Lille could go top by beating Montpellier .
Cristiano Ronaldo nets a hat - trick as Real Madrid scores six goals . Gareth Bale and substitute Javier Hernandez score two each in 8 - 2 win . England international James Rodriguez also scores at Deportivo la Coruna . Real has struggled in La Liga and could end up six points behind Barcelona .