Real Madrid extended their lead on top of the La Liga table thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo’s brace against Sporting Gijon. The match saw Ronaldo, Real Madrid and Zidane create a host of new records.
Ronaldo became the first player ever to score 50+ goals in a calendar year for 6 years continuously while Zidane’s managerial record is almost unparalleled. Here are the best Tweets praising Cristiano Ronaldo, Zidane and Real Madrid:
The man himself seemed pleased after his performance:
Wow! What a player! What consistency!
This is undoubtedly Ronaldo’s year
Not bad for someone who is supposedly having a ‘bad’ run of form:
Ronaldo is nowhere close to being finished:
Amazing dedication shown by CR7:
Wow! Who would have thought RB Leipzig and Hoffenheim would be on this list
Nice gesture by Los Blancos:
What a run of form they are on! Barcelona beware!
For all those who call Zidane lucky, you cannot argue with that:
Is he the best manager right now? Well he just might be:
