Cristiano Ronaldo: Striker Nets Hat Trick, Surpasses Personal Record For Goals Scored in A Season

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Ronaldo scored three goals in the first half against Getafe, bringing his season total to 61 goals. The Real Madrid striker's previous best was 60 goals during the 2011-12 season.

Ronaldo nails hat trick to end season in style for Real Madrid

Real Madird striker Cristiano Ronaldo capped off yet another ridiculous league season on Saturday with three more goals, finishing as La Liga's top goal scorer at 48. Ronaldo buried a header along with this massive free kick, which he curled past the goalie in Madrid's 7-3 win over Getafe. He played just 57 minutes before being subbed out of the game.

Ronaldo will enter next season needing just 10 goals to take over as the club's top goal scorer of all time.

The Portuguese forward netted three times, from open play, a free-kick and a penalty in the first period but Getafe clung on to go in at 3-3

The away side were not willing to give up through the first half and Diego Castro's goal that gave them the lead had Iker Casillas frustrated

The 61-goal man's team-mates rush to congratulate him, even though the game would have no effect on Real's final La Liga position

Ronaldo's penalty, 21 minutes after his opening goal, was his 61st of the season in what has been an incredible personal campaign

The Real Madrid players did the best to make sure their amassed supporters forgot about Barcelona lifting the La Liga title earlier that day

James Rodriguez finds a way past Carlos Vigaray on what was his last appearance of his first season at Real Madrid after his move last year

Norwegian 16-year-old Martin Odegaard came on to make his Real Madrid debut - their youngest ever in La Liga - in place of Ronaldo

Odegaard plays a pass through midfield on what was a generally neat-and-tidy, if unspectacular debut for the Real Madrid youngster

The Norwegian, who has already been capped by his country, has been tipped for a big future and Real fought off many rivals for his signing

Ronaldo was replaced by 16-year-old midfielder Odegaard who becomes the youngest debutant in Real Madrid's history and he showed some bright touches as Real played out the final minutes of their season – one which has not delivered trophies but has shown once again what a phenomenal goal-machine they have in Ronaldo.

Marcelo scored goal number seven with the last kick of the game to complete the ten-goal thriller.

Ronaldo finished with 48 goals in La Liga -- the most in his six seasons with Real Madrid -- eclipsing rival Lionel Messi of Barcelona by five. Ronaldo finished two goals shy of Messi's La Liga record of 50 in a season, set in 2012.

The Ballon d'Or winner added another 10 goals in the Champions League, two in the UEFA Super Cup in August, and one in the Copa del Rey, for 61 goals in 54 games, a rate of about 1.13 goals per match.

Ronaldo and Messi are joint top scorers in the Champions League, though Messi could surpass him by scoring in the final against Juventus.

Cristiano Ronaldo scores hat trick to end year with personal-best 61 goals

Article and Image Credits: CBSSports, DailyMail, ESPN FC

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