Vinicius Jr scored a superb hat-trick as Real Madrid thrashed Osasuna 4-0 despite Eder Militao suffering a serious knee injury.
The Brazilian centre-back went down screaming in agony when he apparently jarred his right knee in a corner and was taken off the pitch on a stretcher after half an hour, as 21-year-old Raul Asensio replaced him on his Real debut.
Vinicius' goals helped ensure the hosts returned to winning ways after two successive defeats.
The Brazilian forward opened the scoring by cutting in from the left and past Osasuna goalkeeper Sergio Herrera into the far corner.
Jude Bellingham scored his first goal of the season, dinking Asensio's super long ball past Herrera from the defence.
Vinicius found the net again an hour later to tap home after Real goalkeeper Andriy Lunin's superb ball high up the pitch, past Herrera.
Substitute Brahim Diaz stole the ball from Enzo Boyomo and slid it to Vinicius who completed his hat-trick with ease.
Despite the emphatic win, Real's injury problems continued to mount as Rodrigo went off injured after 20 minutes and Lucas Vazquez did not continue after the break.
Right-back Dani Carvajal suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury last month, while centre-back David Alaba remains out with a knee injury.
The result means second-placed Real are six points behind leaders Barcelona. But Hansi Flick's side can extend the gap once more when they travel to Real Sociedad on Sunday (20:00 GMT).
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