Cristiano Ronaldo's scoreless evenings came to an end today, after the Portuguese striker stormed the pitch of Power8 Stadium. CR7 scored a hat-trick during the first 20 minutes of the game, leading Los Blancos to a 4-0 lead against Espanyol in the first half.
With his three goals, Cristiano Ronaldo joined Raúl as Real Madrid's all-time top scorer in La Liga games. He is just seven goals shy of becoming the all-time top scorer in all competitions.
Ronaldo's first goal came just after seven minutes, putting to good use a marvelous pass from Luka Modric.
Este fue el gol de Cristiano Ronaldo tras la pintura de pase de Modric https://t.co/1df19cbzBU
— Juegue Balón (@Juegue_Balon) September 12, 2015
CR7 scored his second goal after Gareth Bale was brought down in the box.
Cristiano Ronaldo's second goal. #HalaMadrid! https://t.co/48beGaCVTk
— BlancoEdition (@BlancoEdition) September 12, 2015
The Portuguese striker scored his third goal following a left footed cross by Gareth Bale.
Cristiano Ronaldo's third goal completing his hattrick. What a player! #HalaMadrid! https://t.co/Rvz8bWhXIB
— BlancoEdition (@BlancoEdition) September 12, 2015
Of course, his antics were noticed by fans and experts. Here are some of their thoughts about the striker's performance.
"Most hat-tricks in La Liga"
La Liga - Mais hat-tricks: 28 - Cristiano Ronaldo 24 - Messi 23 - Zarra 22 - Di Stéfano pic.twitter.com/UnGYR3W3qg
— Futmais (@futmais) September 12, 2015
What a boring first half of football. In other news, Cristiano Ronaldo has bagged three and assisted once, and it’s not half time yet...
— Fantasy iTeam (@fantasyiteam) September 12, 2015
47 days since Mourinho claimed Hazard was better than Cristiano Ronaldo... still waiting for some evidence...
— Filipe Orlando (@MrFilipeOrlando) September 12, 2015
"Cristiano Ronaldo is finished." pic.twitter.com/tBF6bwhdHN
— BlancoEdition (@BlancoEdition) September 12, 2015
3 GOAL IN 20 MINUTES FOR CRISTIANO RONALDO! ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!
— RMadridHome (@RMadridHome) September 12, 2015
28 Hat-tricks in La Liga 42 Hat-tricks in all competitions For Real Madrid Cristiano Ronaldo
— Lamar Stark (@UncleLamar) September 12, 2015
Hazard is better than Cristiano Ronaldo? pic.twitter.com/Vj8g34DwIh"
— Hamzah Rodriguez (@Hamzah_RMCF) September 12, 2015