Ronaldo scores five to break Raúl's Madrid record
Saturday, September 12, 2015
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Real Madrid and Cristiano Ronaldo warmed up for the start of the group stage in ominous fashion, the Portugal forward scoring five to set yet more records and milestones.
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Cristiano Ronaldo struck five in a game for the second time in his career to surpass Raúl González as Real Madrid's all-time leading scorer in the Spanish Liga.
Ronaldo started the day on 225 Spanish top-flight goals – three behind Raúl's record – but finished it on 230 following a virtuoso display in Madrid's 6-0 defeat of Espanyol. The Portugal forward opened the scoring after seven minutes and had his hat-trick just 13 minutes later. He added two more in the second half to complete his second five-goal haul, the first having come in the 9-1 victory against Granada in April.
Ronaldo's latest glut also took him level with Lionel Messi's record of 32 hat-tricks and means he is now on 318 goals in all competitions for Madrid, just five behind Raúl's club best 323. Just for good measure, Ronaldo moved into fourth on the list of the leading scorers in Liga history. The only players ahead of him now are Messi (285), Telmo Zarra (251) and Hugo Sánchez (234).
