Ronaldo makes Champions League history in Real goalfest
Wednesday, December 9, 2015 @ 1:25 PM
Real Madrid shook off weeks of criticism with a goalfest against Malmo at the Bernabéu on Tuesday night.
Cristiano Ronaldo netted four goals and became the first player to score 11 goals in the Champions League group stages as Real thrashed Malmo 8-0.
Karim Benzema got a hat-trick and Mateo Kovacic also made it onto the scoresheet as Real recorded their biggest ever win in the tournament.
Rafa Benítez's side were already guaranteed the top spot in Group A before the visit of the Swedish side, but the convincing result relieves some of the pressure that has been piling upon him in recent weeks.
It was, however, a nightmare end for Malmo boss Age Hareide in his final game in charge.
Real took the lead after just 12 minutes when Benzema capitalised on some good work by Ronaldo and Isco, and the Frenchman got his second just over ten minutes later.
Real continued to dominate their Swedish opposition, and Ronaldo added their third after 39 minutes when his free-kick left the Malmo goalie flailing.
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