Cristiano Ronaldo's 3 greatest Champions League hat-tricks

AC Milan v Juventus - Serie A. Ronaldo signed for Juventus for 100 Million.
AC Milan v Juventus - Serie A. Ronaldo signed for Juventus for 100 Million.

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Galatasaray AS v Real Madrid CF - UEFA Champions League
Galatasaray AS v Real Madrid CF - UEFA Champions League

Ronaldo scored half of his side's goals as they beat a tired Galatasaray 6-1

The first came when Galatasaray failed to deal with Di Maria's cross and Ronaldo was able to rifle home from Isco's knock-back, the second when Portugal forward lashed home the rebound from a free-kick taken by record signing Bale.

A mouthwatering dribble saw Ronaldo weave through the Turkish defence and a low blast past the outstretched hands of Fernando Musrela brought up Ronaldo’s second European hat-trick. This provided Ronaldo with his 54th goal in the European competition.

Isco and Karim Benzema also feasted on some poor Galatasaray defending that night as Benzema netted twice.

This year again Real Madrid would lose out in the Semi-Finals, but this time to the other major German club as they lost 4-3 on aggregate to Dortmund.

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Edited by Nishant Jayaram