Fans salute icon for &#8216;crazy&#8217; record but wonder what Messi would do in same league
CRISTIANO RONALDO&#8217;S second sensational hat-trick in four days left fans claiming he&#8217;s still a Ballon d&#8217;Or contender aged 39.
Ron bagged two free-kicks &#8211; one labelled &#8220;vintage&#8221; by Sun columnist Piers Morgan &#8211; before notching a solo special and being taken off at half-time!
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The 🐐 <a href="https://twitter.com/Cristiano?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Cristiano</a> doing yet more 🐐 things tonight.. two brilliant free kick goals, this one vintage Ronaldo: <a href="https://t.co/J0Yfvri6Ys">pic.twitter.com/J0Yfvri6Ys</a>
&mdash; Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) <a href="https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/1775243636936249609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<img decoding="async" src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cristiano-ronaldo-al-nassr-scores-891250695.jpg" width="960" height="640" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cristiano-ronaldo-al-nassr-scores-891250695.jpg" data-credit="Getty" data-sizes="(max-width: 375px) 335px, (max-width: 520px) 480px, 620px" data-img="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cristiano-ronaldo-al-nassr-scores-891250695.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" />2Cristiano Ronaldo hit two 20-yard free-kicks in his latest hat-trick
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CRISTIANO RONALDO HATRICK !!!
BACK TO BACK HATRICKS 
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&mdash; Janty (@CFC_Janty) <a href="https://twitter.com/CFC_Janty/status/1775247672707883364?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<img decoding="async" src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-al-nassrs-cristiano-ronaldo-891252956.jpg" width="960" height="705" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-al-nassrs-cristiano-ronaldo-891252956.jpg" data-credit="Reuters" data-sizes="(max-width: 375px) 335px, (max-width: 520px) 480px, 620px" data-img="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-al-nassrs-cristiano-ronaldo-891252956.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" />2Ronaldo celebrated the 65th treble of his incredible career
The Manchester United and Real Madrid legend has now notched 42 goals in 41 games for Al-Nassr this season.
The Portugal striker tops the Saudi Pro League charts on 29 &#8211; well ahead of Al-Hilal&#8217;s ex-Fulham frontman Aleksandar Mitrovic.
And the 65th treble of his career suggests Ronaldo, whose fifth and last Ballon d&#8217;Or was in 2017, is as hungry as ever.
Having netted a hat-trick in Saturday&#8217;s 5-1 defeat of Al Tai, Ron was even quicker and slicker off the mark in Tuesday&#8217;s 8-0 romp against Abha.
The ex-Juventus dazzler drilled home a low free-kick opener on 11 minutes.
He then completed a deadball double by fading the ball into the top corner.
That earned Ronaldo a new tribute from Morgan, plus verdicts from fans like &#8220;Crazy goal record&#8221; and &#8220;Once again CR7 is proving doubters wrong!&#8221;
Broadcaster Morgan posted on X: &#8220;The GOAT @Cristiano doing yet more GOAT things tonight.. two brilliant free kick goals, this one vintage Ronaldo.&#8221;
But plenty of viewers were more impressed by his hat-trick clincher &#8211; the most nonchalant of chips after taking the ball in his stride 25 yards out.
One fan responded: &#8220;We&#8217;ll push him for Ballon d&#8217;Or 2024.&#8221;
But amid familiar doubts online about the standard of football in Saudi Arabia, one observer commented: &#8220;Now imagine Messi in this league &#8211; 7 goals in a match steady.&#8221;
And despite Ronaldo&#8217;s extraordinary scoring rate, Al-Nassr still sit 12 points behind unbeaten leaders Al-Hilal.
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CRISTIANO RONALDO SCORES A FREE KICK !!!!!!!!!!!
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&mdash; Janty (@CFC_Janty) <a href="https://twitter.com/CFC_Janty/status/1775239846161756350?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Cristiano Ronaldo scores second hat-trick in FOUR DAYS as Piers Morgan calls one of TWO free-kick goals ‘vintage’(Video)