Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro will without a doubt go down as one of, if not thee, greatest players to ever play the game. Countless trophies with club and country, along with a litany of personal accolades, have seen the legendary no.7 pitted against another modern great, Lionel Messi. Who is better Messi or Ronaldo is a debate for the ages. However this article can help all Ronaldo faithfuls with some arsenal for their argument. You see, Ronaldo has scored more hatricks then any other player in the 21st century. While Lewadownski has 24, Luis Suarez on 29 and Messi netting 54, Cristiano Ronaldo is sitting on the staggering number of 57……..and we are going to look at every single one of them.
31 05/04/2015 Real Madrid v Granada La Liga
A grand day out for the lads, sure did’nt they only win 9-1. Ronaldo got on the list of scorers with five goals himself, with Benzema, Bale and an OG allowing Madrid to score 9 goals in a La Liga game for the first time in 47 years.
32 02/05/2015 Real Madrid v Sevilla La Liga
Ronaldo’s sixth hat-trick of the campaign helped his side close the gap to Barcelona to just two points with three games left. It wasaA tense game that eventually ended up costing Sevilla their 35 match unbeaten run at home. After an initial scare Ronaldo scored the three for the travelling side to win 3-2.
33 17/05/2015 Real Madrid v Espanyol La Liga
Ronaldo’s treble took his season tally to 45 in La Liga. The win here allowed the whole season to come down to the very last game of the season, with one point just separating Barcelona and Madrid. Marcelo helped Madrid to their third goal before an injury time fourth added to Ronaldo’s hat-trick legacy.
34 23/05/2015 Real Madrid v Getafe La Liga
Ronaldo finished the season with his best goal scoring record, ra total 61 goals in all competitions. This particular year was just one better then his previous best, 60 in 2010-11. Martin Odegaard replaced him during the game and become Real Madrids youngest ever La Liga player at just 16 years and 157 days. Madrid ended the season empty handed and Carlo Ancellotti’s tenure came to an end.
35 13/06/2015 Portugal v Armenia European Qualifiers
For his third game in a row Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick. This time it was to help his national side come from behind against Armenia in the European Qualifiers. Who would of thought that Portugal would go onto win the whole tournament just over a year later.
36 12/09/2015 Real Madrid v Espanyol La Liga
New manager Rafa Benitiz watched as Ronaldo managed to hit a quick 20-Minute hat-trick Against Espanyol. With that treble, Ronaldo had tied Raul as real Madrid’s all time top goalscorer. He banged in another two after that for good measure.
37 15/09/2015 Real Madrid v Shakhtar Donetsk Champions League
The opening fixture of the Champions League for Madrid seen them awarded two spot-kicks. Ronaldo duly converted the penalties and along with his other goal scored, took him to 80 Champions League goals at that time.
38 08/12/2015 Real Madrid v Malmo Champions League 8-0
Madrid equaled the biggest victory ever in the Champions League with this demolition of Malmo. The previous biggest win was also overseen by Rafa Benitiz , then Liverpool manager, as the reds beat Turkish side Besiktas. Benzema scored a hat-trick along with Kovacic getting one. However it was all about Ronaldo’s four goals, as he became the first ever player to score 11 goals in the group stages of the Champions league.
39 31/01/2016 Real Madrid v Espanyol La Liga
Benitez was out and Zidane was in. After three goals in the 16 opening minutes from Benzema, Ronaldo and Rodriguez, Real did not take their foot off the brake. An OG and another two from Ronaldo helped seal the victory in devastating fashion.
40 05/03/2016 Real Madrid v Celta Vigo La Liga
This 7-1 victory bridged the gap with local rivals Atletico at the top of La Liga. Bale, Rodriguez and Pepe were all on hand to contribute, however it was Ronaldo’s four goals in 26 minutes that was the story of the game.
