Champions League: Ronaldo hat-trick as Real Madrid hit six

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Real Madrid's Gareth Bale (left) and Cristiano Ronaldo
Gareth Bale came on to help Cristiano Ronaldo score one of his three goals as Real Madrid beat Galatasaray 6-1 in their Champions League Group B clash.
Within moments of replacing opening goalscorer Isco, Bale delivered a free-kick that eventually landed at the feet of Ronaldo, who tapped in for 4-0.
Ronaldo is now the fourth-highest scorer in Champions League history with 53 goals.
Ruud van Nistelrooy has scored 56, Lionel Messi has 59, while Raul has 71.

Ronaldo stats

  • Ronaldo scored his second Champions League hat-trick and his 23rd career hat-trick
  • He set a competition record with his 27th career goal in an away match- beating the 26 by Lionel Messi.
  • With his 14th career Champions League double, Cristiano Ronaldo has equalled Raul's total
In the other Group B match, Juventus came from behind to draw 1-1 at FC Copenhagen. Nicolai Jorgensen gave the Danish side the lead in the 14th minute before forward Fabio Quagliarella equalised in the second half with a left-footed finish.
Holders Bayern Munich eased to a 3-0 win over CSKA Moscow in Group D, with David Alaba scoring the pick of the goals - a stunning free-kick in the opening five minutes. Manchester City kept pace with the German champions with a 3-0 win at Viktoria Plzen.
In Group C, Italian midfielder Thiago Motta scored twice as Laurent Blanc's Paris St-Germain recorded an impressive 4-1 win against Greek side Olympiakos. In the group's other fixture, Benfica defeated Anderlecht 2-0.
In Group A, Wayne Rooney twice found the net as Manchester United eased to a 4-2 win over Bundesliga visitors Bayer Leverkusen, while Brazilian midfielder Alex Teixeira scored both goals for Shakhtar Donetsk as they recorded a 2-0 victory over Real Sociedad in San Sebastian.

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