Topics: Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Real Madrid, Sevilla, La Liga
What Ronaldo accomplished in one game, many players fail to achieve in their entire career. Not even Messi can boast these records.

In one single game, Cristiano Ronaldo added a list of reasons as to why he is the greatest football player on earth, if not in history. Yes, even ahead of Lionel Messi.

On Saturday, the Portuguese ace traveled to Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán as Real Madrid locked horns with Sevilla.

Pressure was on Los Blancos to keep up in the title race due to Barcelona’s 8-0 victory earlier that day, with Messi overtaking Ronaldo in the goalscoring charts having netted a brace.

And the Portuguese ace delivered, scoring a brilliant hat-trick en route to a 3-2 win over Unai Emery’s crew, handing Los Hispalenses’ their first home loss since early 2014.

Furthermore, in the weekend clash, the world witnessed Cristiano break several records as he reclaimed top spot in the goalscoring charts, moving two clear of La Pulga.

Of course, most of his records surrounded his three goals that night. Cristiano became the first player in La Liga history to score a hat-trick against the same opponent in five straight seasons.

The hat-trick, his 29th in Les Merengues jersey, saw him move past Real Madrid legend Alfredo Di Stefano's record of most hat-trick for the Madrid side, which stood at 28. 

Saturday's hat-trick, his 25th in the Spanish Primera Division, also saw Ronaldo overtake Lionel Messi for the record of most hat-tricks in La Liga history, which stood at 24. He also moved level with the Argentine in number of hat-tricks scored this season, which stands at six.

One of the most shocking stat to emerge from the clash with Sevilla was that the three-time Ballon d'Or winner netted his 19th goal against Los Hispalenses, more than any Liga BBVA side has managed.

Then there were these other eye-catching stats from the 3-2 win:

What an unforgettable night for the former Manchester United star.