Atletico Madrid thrash Real Sociedad to tighten grip on third

To make the achievement even more impressive was the fact that Sorloth scored all four in the first half of the game, meaning the result was effectively decided within the first 45 minutes.

He scored in the 7th, 10th, 11th and 30th minutes to cap a wonderful individual performance to take his tally for the season to 17 goals.

Elsewhere in LaLiga on Saturday, Villareal boosted their chances of finishing in a Champions League qualifying spot with a narrow 1-0 win over Girona thanks to Etta Eyong's 89th-minute winner.

The result moves them level on points with Athletic Club, who still occupy fourth place due to superior goal difference and they have a game in hand.

The most excitement could be found at the Estadio de Balaidos where Celta Vigo claimed a dramatic 3-2 win despite finishing the match with just 10 players on the pitch.

Ilaix Moriba opened the scoring for the home side in the 19th minute before Marcos Alonso was shown a red card on the stroke of half-time for a professional foul. Nemanja Gudelj scored from the resulting penalty to make it 1-1 at halftime.

Even though they were a player down, Celta began the second period as the stronger of the two sides and retook the lead through Oscar Mingueza in the 65th minute.

Borja Iglesias looked to have secured the points with a late goal to make it 3-2. However, Kike Salas would ensure a grandstand finish to the game when he scored deep into stoppage time to bring the score to 3-2 and give Celta something to worry about. In the end, though, the home side clung on for the win.

Valencia hammered Getafe 3-0 courtesy of goals from Pepelu (8'), Diego Lopez (18') and Hugo Durom, while Alvaro Garcia's 66th-minute strike was enough to secure a 1-0 win for Rayo Vallecano over Las Palmas.

In the final match of the day, Mallorca came from a goal down to beat Real Valladoid 2-1 with Omar Mascarell (28') and Sergi Darder (49') scoring to overturn the early opener bagged by Chuky in the 11th minute.