Best Twitter Reactions After Cristiano Ronaldo Bags A Hat-trick Against Wolfsburg
This is Cristiano Ronaldo's fifth Champions League hat trick, matching Lionel Messi for most in competition history. pic.twitter.com/5odpSlFdAJ
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) April 12, 2016
Cristiano Ronaldo’s fifth Champions League hat-trick inspired Real Madrid to a 3-0 comeback victory over VfL Wolfsburg on Tuesday, thereby clinching a place in the semi-finals for a sixth successive season.
Ronaldo scored goals in the 16th and 17th minutes for Real Madrid in Tuesday’s second leg, and then bagged hat-trick with a free kick to give Real Madrid a 3-2 aggregate victory and a place in the final four.
Here’s how Twitter responded:
@Cristiano is THE man of the match allready scored his hattrick at the right moment in the competition @ChampionsLeague
— Patrick Kluivert (@PatrickKluivert) April 12, 2016
Remember the argument?
Ronaldo can't do it in the big games anymore.
Finished.
Hatrick tonight.
Winner v Barca.
Clearly waning?— Rob Palmer (@robbopalmer) April 12, 2016
Just when I was about to make fun of Ronaldo, he beats the wall and its a goal! OH CRISTIANO! 3-0!
— The Real Madrid Fan! (@TheRMFan) April 12, 2016
Ronaldo has now scored 45+ goals in the last 6 seasons:
53
60
55
51
61
45*Ridiculous numbers! pic.twitter.com/TdTHtE6pLE
— BreatheSport (@BreatheSport) April 12, 2016
Cristiano Ronaldo is rather good for a player who's "finished". #RMCF
— di Márdi (@TerrydiMardi) April 12, 2016
3-0! RONALDOOO!! Absolute SCCEEENESSSSS #RMAWOB pic.twitter.com/6V1VpUE04e
— Copa90 (@Copa90) April 12, 2016
You only score a hat-trick for Real in the KO phase when your name is Ronaldo:
1 – Ronaldo v (Wolfsburg)
1 – Ronaldo (v Man Utd)— Gracenote Live (@GracenoteLive) April 12, 2016
Cristiano Ronaldo: Has now scored 78 goals in his last 73 Champions League appearances #UCL
— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) April 12, 2016
76% – With 15 goals and 4 assists, Cristiano Ronaldo is involved in 76% of @realmadriden's goals in #UCL 15/16. King.
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) April 12, 2016
Cristiano Ronaldo in this year’s Champions League:
Played: 10
Goals: 16
Assists: 4Best in the world. pic.twitter.com/0Y5wIkhQ9h
— SPORF (@Sporf) April 12, 2016
"Ronaldo is old"
"Ronaldo isn't great anymore"
"Ronaldo just sits on the pitch and cries when he doesn't get a pass"
Ronaldo hat trick.— Jim Morrison (@CLowicki21) April 12, 2016
Ronaldo, you're a beast damn it. I still dislike you lol.
— engelyn c tayag (@watisanenge) April 12, 2016
Champions League goals since September 2013:
Cristiano Ronaldo – 43
Arsenal – 41 pic.twitter.com/HvR3Be9F9E— bet365 (@bet365) April 12, 2016
That man Ronaldo! Another champions league hat trick!!
— James ⚽️ (@qprjamesqpr) April 12, 2016
Cristiano Ronaldo has 37 hat tricks for Real Madrid. That's utterly unreal.
(United have scored 39 league goals this season)
— Alex Shaw (@AlexShawESPN) April 12, 2016
Hat-tricks scored in the Champions League this season:
Cristiano Ronaldo (3)
Every other player combined (3) pic.twitter.com/BARFMJf8At— Squawka Football (@Squawka) April 12, 2016
Imagine thinking that Neymar is better than Ronaldo
— MC (@mediocentroEN) April 12, 2016