The evening of December 8, at Madrid's Bernabéu Stadium.
In the final round of the Champions League Group Stage's Group A, Real Madrid hosted Swedish side Malmo.
Just twelve minutes into the match, Hazard drove forward down the left and forced his way past a defender before crossing from near the byline. Isco's left-footed shot at the near post was blocked by the opposing goalkeeper, but Suarez calmly tapped home from the middle to open the scoring for Real Madrid.
That goal completely sounded the trumpet for Real Madrid's all-out assault.
In the twenty-fifth minute, Di Maria sent in a cross from the right, and Suarez's header at the far post found the net. Two-nil.
Real Madrid continued attacking. In the thirty-ninth minute, they won a direct free-kick twenty-seven meters from goal. With Yang Yang absent, Suarez volunteered, striking a superb direct free-kick that pierced Malmo's goal. He completed his Hat-trick, making it three-nil.
A three-goal lead left the Real Madrid fans at the Bernabéu Stadium overjoyed. It also had Zidane and Yang Yang on the sidelines grinning from ear to ear. Neither of them had expected the team's attack to be so fierce.
In midfield, Isco and De Bruyne had once again been paired together, and both performed exceptionally well.
Isco had made obvious progress this season. Not only were his ball-carrying and dribbling highly threatening, but he also put great effort into defending and covered a huge amount of ground. As a result, he was playing an increasingly important role in Real Madrid's midfield.
De Bruyne had been just as impressive, covering a wide area and possessing outstanding passing ability.
Just one hundred seconds after the second half began, Suarez dribbled past several players and burst into the box before laying the ball back. De Bruyne sent a