Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick on Sunday as Real Madrid beat Villarreal 4-2 in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

The win means Real Madrid remain two points behind FC Barcelona, and open up an 11 point gap on third placed Villarreal.

The visitors took the lead twice through Ruben Garcia Cani and Marco Ruben, but Ronaldo netted twice before the break to level the scores.

He added a third with 10 minutes remaining with a goal that should have been ruled out because of an offside from Angel Di Maria and a minute later Kaka scored Madrid's fourth.

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates his goal against Villarreal during their Spanish first division soccer league match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid January 9, 2011.

Madrid coach Jose Mourinho spoiled the win with another ugly detail that saw him celebrate Kaka's goal in from of the Villarreal dugout in a clear act of provocation.

Sunday also saw Juan Mata scored a late goal to give Valencia the full points in their derby match against Levante. The Valencia striker hit the target in the 82nd minute after earlier missing a penalty and also sending a shot against the Levante crossbar.

The win sees Valencia move to within two points of Villarreal.

Mallorca avenged their Copa del Rey defeat to Almeria by beating the same side 4-1. Ivan Ramis, Victor Castano, Emilio Nsue and Michael Pereira scored for the home side, while Albert Crusat netted a consolation goal for Almeria, who remain second from bottom of the table.

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