Cristiano Ronaldo's record-equalling 22nd La Liga hat-trick

Cristiano RonaldoCristiano Ronaldo's record-equalling 22nd La Liga hat-trick helped Real Madrid crush Athletic Bilbao and close to within four points of Barcelona.
Ronaldo's third treble in four league games drew him level with the tallies of Real legend Alfredo Di Stefano and ex-Athletic striker Telmo Zarra,
Headers from Ronaldo and Karim Benzema put Real 2-0 up at half-time.
Ronaldo tapped in his second and set up Benzema for Real's fourth before deflecting Pepe's shot into the corner.

Most La Liga hat-tricks

PlayerHat-tricks
Cristiano Ronaldo
22
Alfredo Di Stefano
22
Telmo Zarra
22
Edmundo Suarez
19
Lionel Messi
19
The ball appeared to come off Ronaldo's arm but the referee awarded the goal to complete an emphatic win.
It was the World Player of the Year's 13th goal in six league games and his 17th of the season in all competitions.

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