Cristiano Ronaldo moved to 200 La Liga goals with a record
23rd Spanish top-flight hat-trick in Real Madrid’s 3-0 win over Celta.
The Portugal star celebrated his Ballon d’Or nomination in
stunning style by scoring all three goals in a routine win, which also saw Real
equal Barcelona’s all-time Spanish record of 18 consecutive wins in all
competitions from the 2005-06 season.
The former Manchester United forward netted his first in
dubious fashion as he converted a controversial penalty after he was deemed to
have been fouled inside the area. There was little doubt about the other two, though, as
Ronaldo shrugged off several uncharacteristic misses to send Real on their way
to a comfortable triumph.
Ronaldo scored his second with 25 minutes to go, firing in
from the edge of the area, before completing his landmark hat-trick in the
dying stages.
Victory sees Real consolidate their place at the top of the
table, though all of the attention will be on Ronaldo and whether Carlo
Ancelotti’s men can break Barca’s tally when they host Ludogorets in the
Champions League on Tuesday.
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