Tuesday 17 September 2013

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

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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