Cristiano Ronaldo Records Hat Trick 20 Minutes Into Match Against Espanyol

It's all just light work for Cristiano.

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It's no Carli Lloyd, but what Cristiano Ronaldo has done in Real Madrid's match against Espanyol today is pretty damn impressive. In the first 20 minutes, Cristiano recorded a hat trick, scoring in the 7th, 17th and 20th minute. 

With a hat trick in 20 minutes today, Cristiano Ronaldo has tied Raúl atop Real Madrid's career La Liga scoring list with 228 goals.

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) September 12, 2015

Four goals for Ronaldo today!

He now has 229 goals in 203 La Liga games, breaking Raúl's Real Madrid scoring record.

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) September 12, 2015

The third goal not only gave Los Blancos a comfortable lead early in the match, but it placed CR7 in the club's history books, alongside Raúl

Then, in the second half, Cristiano scored again. 

Mind you, Raúl scored his 228 goals with Real Madrid in 550 games. Respect. 

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[via Bleacher Report]

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