Real Madrid 3-0 Celta de Vigo

Cristiano Ronaldo set two personal milestones as he led Real Madrid to a record-equalling 18th-straight win on a historic night at the Bernabeu.

The Portugal forward has now scored more hat-tricks than any other La Liga player after completing his 23rd treble with his 200th Spanish top-flight goal.

He put Madrid ahead by drilling in a disputed penalty, after he had been fouled under seemingly minimal contact.

And his clinical volley and guided finish moved Real four points clear.

Ronaldo, who is the favourite to win the 2014 Ballon d'Or for his performances this year, was given a standing ovation as he was substituted towards the end of another memorable performance.

The 29-year-old had scored the same number of hat-tricks as legendary Madrid forward Alfredo Di Stefano and Telmo Zarra of Athletic Bilbao, and eclipsed their tallies when he steered in Marcelo's cross.

And it also meant he reached his second century of La Liga goals in his 178th match for Real.

Ronaldo illuminated the Bernabeu in the final stages of what had been a largely uninspiring performance from Carlo Ancelotti's side against mid-table Celta.

Celta shaded possession against their illustrious rivals, but failed to have a meaningful shot on target at Iker Casillas' goal.

And Ronaldo took advantage to fire Madrid to their 18th successive victory in all competitions - matching the Spanish record set by Frank Rijkaard's Barcelona between October 2005 and January 2006.

Meanwhile, defending champions Atletico Madrid moved up to second after a 2-0 win at Elche earlier on Saturday, although Barcelona can overtake - and reduce the gap on Real back to two points when they host Espanyol on Sunday.

La Liga's all-time leading scorers
Player	Goals	Club(s)	Years
Lionel Messi	253	Barcelona	2004-present
Telmo Zarra	251	Athletic Bilbao	1940-1955
Hugo Sanchez	234	Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, Rayo Vallecano	1981-1994
Raul	228	Real Madrid	1994-2010
Alfredo di Stefano	227	Real Madrid	1953-1966
Cesar Rodriguez	223	Barcelona, Granada	1939-1955
Quini	219	Sporting Gijon, Barcelona	1970-1987
Pahino	210	Celta Vigo, Real Madrid, Deportivo, Granada	1943-1956
Cristiano Ronaldo	200	Real Madrid	2009-present
Edmundo Suarez	195	Valencia	1939-1950

Ronaldo converted a controversial first-half penalty which led to the Celta players surrounding the referee

The Portugal skipper doubled Madrid's lead with a superb 15-yard volley

Then, he took outright control of La Liga's hat-trick record in the final 10 minutes

• Line-ups
• Match Stats
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Line-ups

Real Madrid

• 1Casillas
• 15CarvajalBooked at 75mins
• 3Pepe
• 4RamosBooked at 87mins
• 12Marcelo
• 11Bale
• 24Illarramendi
• 8Kroos
• 10RodríguezBooked at 38minsSubstituted forArbeloaat 53'minutesBooked at 79mins
• 9BenzemaSubstituted forda Silva Coentrãoat 80'minutes
• 7Cristiano RonaldoSubstituted forHernándezat 85'minutes

Substitutes

• 2Varane
• 5da Silva Coentrão
• 13Navas
• 14Hernández
• 17Arbeloa
• 18Nacho
• 26Medrán

Celta Vigo

• 1Álvarez Conde
• 2Mallo Novegil
• 22CabralBooked at 11minsSubstituted forGómez Solaat 74'minutes
• 3Fontás
• 19Castro OttoBooked at 35mins
• 23Krohn-DehliSubstituted forMina Lorenzoat 82'minutes
• 5HernándezBooked at 77mins
• 6Radoja
• 14OrellanaSubstituted forFernándezat 70'minutes
• 11Larrivey
• 10NolitoBooked at 35mins

Substitutes

• 7Mina Lorenzo
• 8López
• 9Dias de Oliveira
• 13Blanco
• 20Gómez Sola
• 21Planas
• 24Fernández

Referee:

Alberto Undiano Mallenco

Attendance:

80,300

Match Stats

Home TeamReal MadridAway TeamCelta Vigo

Possession

Home49%

Away51%

Shots

Home20

Away9

Shots on Target

Home11

Away0

Corners

Home8

Away7

Fouls

Home15

Away21

Live Text

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Match ends, Real Madrid 3, Celta de Vigo 0.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+3'

Second Half ends, Real Madrid 3, Celta de Vigo 0.

Posted at 90'+2'

Nemanja Radoja (Celta de Vigo) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 90'+2'

Foul by Fábio Coentrão (Real Madrid).

Posted at 90'+2'

Attempt blocked. Nolito (Celta de Vigo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 90'

Nolito (Celta de Vigo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 90'

Foul by Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid).

Posted at 90'

Attempt missed. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gareth Bale.

Posted at 89'

Foul by Joaquín Larrivey (Celta de Vigo).

Posted at 89'

Asier Illarramendi (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 88'

Joaquín Larrivey (Celta de Vigo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 88'

Foul by Asier Illarramendi (Real Madrid).

Posted at 87'

Dangerous play by Joaquín Larrivey (Celta de Vigo).

Posted at 87'

Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 87'

Attempt blocked. Santi Mina (Celta de Vigo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Booking

Posted at 87'

Asier Illarramendi (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 87'

Pablo Hernández (Celta de Vigo) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 87'

Foul by Asier Illarramendi (Real Madrid).

Substitution

Posted at 85'

Substitution, Real Madrid. Javier Hernández replaces Cristiano Ronaldo because of an injury.

Posted at 84'

Attempt blocked. Augusto Fernández (Celta de Vigo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 84'

Corner, Celta de Vigo. Conceded by Pepe.

Posted at 83'

Corner, Celta de Vigo. Conceded by Pepe.

Substitution

Posted at 82'

Substitution, Celta de Vigo. Santi Mina replaces Michael Krohn-Dehli.

Goal!

Posted at 81'

Goal! Real Madrid 3, Celta de Vigo 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcelo.

Substitution

Posted at 80'

Substitution, Real Madrid. Fábio Coentrão replaces Karim Benzema.

Posted at 80'

Attempt missed. Nolito (Celta de Vigo) right footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.

Booking

Posted at 79'

Álvaro Arbeloa (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 79'

Foul by Álvaro Arbeloa (Real Madrid).

Posted at 79'

Joaquín Larrivey (Celta de Vigo) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 79'

Attempt saved. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross.

Posted at 78'

Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 78'

Foul by Pablo Hernández (Celta de Vigo).

Booking

Posted at 77'

Pablo Hernández (Celta de Vigo) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 77'

Asier Illarramendi (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 77'

Foul by Pablo Hernández (Celta de Vigo).

Booking

Posted at 75'

Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 75'

Attempt missed. Nolito (Celta de Vigo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hugo Mallo.

Posted at 75'

Corner, Celta de Vigo. Conceded by Marcelo.

Posted at 74'

Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Carvajal with a through ball.

Substitution

Posted at 74'

Substitution, Celta de Vigo. Sergi Gómez replaces Gustavo Cabral because of an injury.

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