(CNN) -- Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed his seventh hat-trick of the season as Real Madrid won the capital derby against Atletico 4-1 Wednesday. The emphatic victory restored Real's four-point lead over Barcelona, who had closed up with a 4-0 drubbing of Getafe the previous night. Ronaldo's incredible scoring season continued as he put Jose Mourinho's men ahead on 25 minutes with a thunderous free kick from 25 meters out that dipped over the wall and left goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois stranded. Karim Benzema wasted a great chance to put Real further ahead before Colombia striker Radamel Falcao's fine header on 55 minutes drew Atletico level in the Bernabeu.
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Real Madrid win city derby against Atletico 4-1
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Win restores four-point lead over Barcelona
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EPL leaders Manchester United lose at Wigan
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Manchester City cut the gap to five points at the top
Defending champions @placeholder had gone into the night's fixtures with an eight-point lead and with the title all but conceded by their city rivals.