Ronaldo celebrates his new age with the 43rd hat-trick of his career
The Portuguese star deserved the highest score when he scored a hat-trick and provided an assist to help Real Madrid win 5-2 against Real Sociedad in round 23 of La Liga.
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| Cristiano Ronaldo officially turned 33 on February 5. As if to respond to criticisms aimed at him for his unimpressive performance since the start of the season in La Liga, CR7 had a "10-point" performance in the match against Real Sociedad in round 23. |
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| Ronaldo's determination right after the opening whistle was rewarded. |
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| During the whole match, the striker born in 1985 had a total of 6 shots, 4 passes creating opportunities, 1 assist, 1 time hitting the post and 3 goals. |
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| The first goal came to CR7 in the 27th minute after a cross from Marcelo. Before that, the Portuguese star had a precise pass for Lucas Vazquez to jump high and head the ball to open the score in the 46th second. |
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| Just 10 minutes later, Ronaldo continued to increase the gap for the Bernabeu home team with an unstoppable high-jump header. |
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| Before the match ended, the 33-year-old striker completed his own hat-trick by taking advantage of goalkeeper Rulli's inability to catch the ball after Gareth Bale's shot. |
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| Ronaldo celebrated his 33rd hat-trick in La Liga and the 43rd hat-trick of his career. |
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| The impressive victory was like a warning from Real Madrid to PSG, the opponent they will host in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 next midweek. |
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| Match statistics. |
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| On the La Liga rankings, Real now climbs to 3rd place with 42 points, 16 points behind top-ranked rival Barcelona and 10 points behind city rival Atletico Madrid. |
