Ronaldo scores 200th Liga goal with record breaking hat-trick

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 200th goal on Saturday when he scored three in Real Madrid's victory over Celta, making him the player with the most hat-tricks in the history of the Spanish league.

Having racked up 197 goals in 177 league games heading into the clash at the Santiago Bernabeu, the Portuguese attacker opened the scoring with a penalty in the first half before adding a further two in the second period to reach the milestone.

Not only did he reach a remarkable goal tally, he also broke a record with his 23rd hat-trick in the Spanish top flight. 

Shortly after making history with the 200th strike, the attacker was substituted and walked off to a huge round of applause from the home crowd.

The 2013 Ballon d'Or winner is now on 23 league goals in just 13 games this campaign.

Real Madrid 3 Celta Vigo 0: Ronaldo hits 200 with record-breaking hat-trick

The Portugal star celebrated his Ballon d'Or nomination in stunning style by scoring all three goals in a routine win, which also saw Real equal Barcelona's all-time Spanish record of 18 consecutive wins in all competitions from the 2005-06 season.
The former Manchester United forward netted his first in dubious fashion as he converted a controversial penalty after he was deemed to have been fouled inside the area.
There was little doubt about the other two, though, as Ronaldo shrugged off several uncharacteristic misses to send Real on their way to a comfortable triumph.
Ronaldo scored his second with 25 minutes to go, firing in from the edge of the area, before completing his landmark hat-trick in the dying stages.
Victory sees Real consolidate their place at the top of the table, though all of the attention will be on Ronaldo and whether Carlo Ancelotti's men can break Barca's tally when they host Ludogorets in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.
With the record in their sight, Real poured men forward relentlessly right from the start and somehow failed to take a 10th-minute lead.
Sergio Alvarez got down well to keep out a Ronaldo header after he met Toni Kroos' corner with a towering header, and Sergio Ramos – making his 300th Liga appearance for Real – sliced the rebound wide from five yards out.
Ronaldo looked destined to break the deadlock three minutes later as he raced on to James Rodriguez's low cross, but Jonny Castro's last-ditch intervention was timed to perfection.
And the 29-year-old's frustrations grew a few moments later, as his acrobatic scissor-kick landed on the roof of the net.
Ronaldo eventually got his goal, though, as he stroked home a 36th-minute penalty after Castro was adjudged to have tripped him just inside the area.
Real were denied a two-goal margin at the interval, as Alvarez palmed away Rodriguez's controlled 18-yard effort.
Celta looked threatening at the start of the second half, as Fabian Orellana fired agonisingly wide of the right-hand post after skipping past Dani Carvajal.
Real capitalised on that let-off and doubled their advantage in the 65th minute as Ronaldo pounced on a loose bouncing ball just outside the area and fired past the helpless Alvarez.
And Ronaldo completed the scoring with nine minutes to go, tapping in Marcelo's low cross to claim, surpassing Telmo Zarra and Alfredo Di Stefano's hat-tricks haul.

Ronaldo created another record in LA liga

Another New Record For Cristiano Ronaldo as he is the first Real Madrid player in history to score in the first 7 La Liga home games. #HalaMadrid #cr7@Cristiano 

Chelsea 3 Tottenham 0: No Costa, no worries for leaders

Spain forward Costa - scorer of 11 goals in 11 Premier League matches this season - missed Wednesday's London derby at Stamford Bridge due to suspension, but that mattered little.

Chelsea legend Drogba, who returned to the club from Galatasaray in July, led the line superbly as Jose Mourinho's unbeaten side - who top the table by six points - overcame a bright start from the visitors to win comfortably.

Harry Kane hit the crossbar early on for Tottenham, but Chelsea responded like the champions many fancy them to become with two quick-fire goals.

Eden Hazard set Chelsea on their way in the 19th minute before Drogba netted less than 180 seconds later for his second league goal of the season.

Substitute Loic Remy, who replaced Drogba, sealed the convincing home win 17 minutes from time as Tottenham's winless run at Chelsea - which dates back to 1990 - continued. 

Despite the absence of Costa, Chelsea fielded a familiar and settled line-up, while Tottenham, fresh from six wins in their last seven matches in all competitions, made just one change - with Roberto Soldado dropping to the bench despite his rare goal in a 2-1 win over Everton on Sunday.

Erik Lamela replaced Soldado for Spurs, who started brightly, and only the woodwork denied Kane in the seventh minute.

Aaron Lennon, continuing to impress after a recent recall, crossed for Kane from the right and the striker peeled off Gary Cahill to steer a header onto the bar, with goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois well beaten.

Kane then stripped Cahill off the ball in the 12th minute and charged into the box, only shooting just wide with his left foot.

The early chances buoyed the vocal travelling supporters, but they were soon silenced by a simple but brilliant Chelsea move.

Hazard played a neat one-two with Drogba and the Belgian glided past three Tottenham players before shooting under Lloris from a tight angle.

And Lloris was to blame for Chelsea's second goal - scored just three minutes later - after his sloppy clearance fell to Hazard.

He fed Oscar and the Brazilian's excellent ball played in Drogba, who beat Jan Vertonghen and took two touches before slotting home.

Chelsea dropped the tempo slightly following Drogba's strike, happy with their two-goal lead, but Willian shot twice at Lloris as the first half winded down.

Cahill took a knock to the head in the early stages, and was replaced at the break by highly rated Kurt Zouma, who had work to do early as Chelsea sat back.

The best Spurs could muster, though, was a tame Christian Eriksen shot from distance, and a wayward Vertonghen header, before Drogba came off to a healthy ovation.

And his replacement, Remy, wrapped up the three points, beating Vertonghen with strength before side-footing past Lloris in stylish fashion as Chelsea underlined exactly why they are widely considered title favourites with a dominant display.

Sunderland 1 Manchester City 4: Aguero stars as City take points

The striker took his goal tally to 19 in all competitions for the campaign as Manuel Pellegrini's side claimed the points on Wednesday to remain second in the table.

It looked like City may be in for a tricky evening against a team they have not beaten in their last four league meetings when Connor Wickham fortuitously put Sunderland ahead.

But Aguero had other ideas and, having rocketed home a brilliant solo goal, turned provider for Stevan Jovetic to make it 2-1 six minutes before half-time.

Suddenly struggling to repeat the defending that earned a goalless draw against Chelsea on Saturday, Gus Poyet's men were pegged back further as Pablo Zabaleta added a third goal not long after the interval.

And Aguero was back on centre stage in the 71st minute, converting coolly to wrap up a comfortable night's work for City.

The visiting side went into the game under a cloud of defensive issues with skipper Vincent company injured and Eliaquim Mangala suspended after his dismissal in Sunday's 3-0 win over Southampton.

Sensing a chance to attack the unfamiliar centre-back pairing of Martin Demichelis and Dedryck Boyata, Sunderland began the game impressively and should have taken the lead after just seven minutes.

Jack Rodwell was the guilty party when, having been picked out by Will Buckley, he struck his effort straight into former City team-mate Zabaleta with the goal gaping.

But the miss did not prove too costly as Wickham's goal, which had more than a hint of good fortune about it, put the home side ahead.

The forward played a superb one-two with Sebastian Larsson, before Zabaleta's sliding tackle ricocheted off his foot and into the corner.

City found an immediate riposte through the brilliance of Aguero, though.

The Argentinian picked the ball up 20 yards from goal, nutmegged Sebastian Coates and powered an unstoppable shot beyond former City goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon.

He was not done there, however, and produced another world-class intervention in the 39th minute, brilliantly flicking Yaya Toure's fizzing pass sideways to Jovetic - who powered a strike through the legs of Pantilimon.

The hosts emerged from the break with confidence, epitomised by Larsson immediately stinging the hands of Joe Hart.

Yet City snuffed out their hopes of a comeback with a beautifully worked goal.

Toure sent the ball forward to Zabaleta, who played a lovely one-two with Samir Nasri and chipped over Pantilimon in a manner that would have made his countryman Aguero proud.

Further gloss was added to the scoreline, Aguero making a superb run and expertly turning James Milner's cross in off the inside of the post.

Champions League: Real Madrid - Liverpool 

 

10.03.2009 - it was a great game for Liverpool with Fernando Torres delivering an amazing solo performance and sending Liverpool into the quarter - finals. Yes, the guy who everyone are trolling right now was once the superhero who was responsible for the great performance of his team. This time Liverpool don't have their main man, but they still have Steven Gerard who scored the penalty after Gabriel Heinze had been penalised for handball and in the second half his second goal after two min. into the game. And their fourth goal scored by Andrea Dossena  which was his first goal for the club with two minutes remaining.
However Iker Casillas was able to stop Liverpool from making even bigger damage.Real weren't able to score an early goal so they can put pressure on Liverpool because they didn't gave them the chance.
Torres was untouchable with his runs and chances.
Real didn't had the chance to finish their attacks or bring order in their play so they couldn't complain with the score. Liverpool also won their only previous away game against Real Madrid – 1-0 in February 2009, thanks to a goal from Yossi Benayoun. It was a great year for Liverpool, but we'll see this time.
Much things has changed since then and tonight we'll see another game play, another performance, new players.
Last time Liverpool had Torres, but not anymore. And Real didn't had C.Ronaldo, but now they have the best player in the world in their rows.
Cristiano Ronaldo (70) needs one more goal to equal Raul’s all-time goalscoring record in the Champions League (71 goals).

Neymar scores and assists Messi on his 50th Barcelona appearance

 

 

Neymar scores his 200th official goal in his career at senior level #fcblive #Neymar200 Santos 136 Brazil 40 Barcelona 24

 

200 career goals. 100 career assists and he's only 22