Atletico's Kevin Gameiro scores rapid treble against Sporting Gijon

Kevin Gameiro scored a five-minute hat-trick to inspire Atletico Madrid to a 4-1 victory over Sporting Gijon on Saturday.

It looked like another frustrating result for Atleti in La Liga as they were drawing 1-1 with 10 minutes remaining - Yannick Carrasco's goal quickly cancelled out by Sergio Alvarez before half-time.

But substitute Gameiro snatched all three points for the visitors in dramatic style.

The striker, signed last summer from Sevilla, made it 2-1 when he finished in the 80th minute.

And he scored twice more in quick succession to ensure Atletico emerged as 4-1 winners at El Molinon.

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The hat-trick is the fastest in La Liga since David Villa scored three in four minutes for Valencia against Athletic Bilbao in 2006.

Atletico's victory keeps them fourth in the table ahead of Real Sociedad, who can close the gap to a point if they beat sixth-placed Villarreal on Sunday.

Watch Gameiro's quickfire hat-trick in the video at the top of the page.