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Top five most memorable hat-tricks by Cristiano Ronaldo

Published at :April 19, 2022 at 12:19 AM
Modified at :April 19, 2022 at 12:19 AM
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Aditya Paharia


The Portuguese legend has scored a total of 60 hat-tricks in his memorable career.

Cristiano Ronaldo once again was the focal point in rescuing Manchester United’s not so impressive season. His hat-trick gave the Red Devils a much-needed win against 20th placed Norwich. After going 2-0, United lost momentum and Norwich bounced back to make it 2-2. But Ronaldo was not done yet. In the 76th minute of the game, the Portuguese forward stepped up again and scored a wonder free-kick. It was his 60th career hattrick. With this, Ronaldo becomes the player with the second most hat-tricks in football history, just behind Pele.

Let’s take a look at the top five hat-tricks scored by Cristiano Ronaldo in his career:

5- Real Madrid vs Wolfsburg (2016)

The UEFA Champions League and Cristiano Ronaldo go hand in hand. The forward has given some of his best performances in this tournament, more than any other. In the 2015-16 season, Wolfsburg were leading 2-0 on aggregate after the first leg in Germany.

But the second leg of the Round of 16 saw Ronaldo’s magic come into play at Bernabeu. The forward scored two quick goals in the 15th and 17th minute of the game. His last and winning goal came in the 77th minute which for the Los Blancos to register a famous comeback win

4- Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid (2017)

The Madrid derby is one of the highly anticipated games in the La Liga. It gets bigger if it is played in the UEFA Champions League. In the 2016/17 season, the Spanish sides met in the semi-finals of the tournament with the first leg in Santiago Bernabeu.

Ronaldo, had an excellent season scoring eight goals in the tournament until the semi-final. This also included the hattrick against Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals. Ronaldo scored in the 10th, 73rd and 86th minute of the game. This gave their rivals an impossible mountain to climb in the second leg. Real Madrid went on to win the Champions League that season.

3. Portugal vs Spain (2018)

Fifa World Cup 2018 was one of its best editions. One of the groups had both Spain and Portugal in it. This called for one of the most anticipated group stage clashes and it did not disappoint. Ronaldo has always been a big game player and the forward scored a hat-trick in this game. It was his maiden World Cup hattrick.

The forward completed his hattrick by scoring from a direct free-kick. Spain goalkeeper David De Gea was in his prime, andto go past the goalkeeper thrice in a single game was something only Cristiano Ronaldo could do. The game ended 3-3.

2- Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur (2022)

Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur have been fighting for a top 4 spot this season. It was a highly anticipated match and it did not disappoint. Ronaldo opened the scoring for Manchester United. This was probably his best goal in the 2021/22 season. It was soon equalized by Harry Kane in the 35th minute. United fought back with another Ronaldo goal in the 38th minute. But, a 72nd minute equalizer saw this game going towards a draw. But as usual, Ronaldo was the game changer for the Red Devils as he scored his third goal of the game in 81st minute.

1- Juventus vs Atletico Madrid (2019)

Ronaldo loves to play against Atletico Madrid. He has scored 4 career hattricks against the Spanish side. They usually come in the Real colors but this time it was with Juventus. In the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League, Juventus drew Atletico Madrid in the Round of 16. Atletico won the first leg at home with a convincing margin of 2-0. Many lost hope for Juventus to make a comeback in their home leg. But Ronaldo once again showed why he is the best. He went to score a hattrick in the second leg, which helped Juventus defeat Atletico by a margin of 3-2.

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