Ronaldo Becomes 1st Player to Reach 80 Goals in Champions League Play
That goal made him the player who has scored the most penalties in the Champions League and he celebrated with his third of the game nine minutes from time against a side demoralized by the referee.
“Now I feel involved in the play and I think that is showing in the games that I am able to assist and score goals”, said Bale.
The World Player of the Year scored again from the spot moments later for another handball as this time Marcio Azevedo was penalised.
However, on Saturday he netted five in Los Blancos’ 6-0 La Liga win at Espanyol and that was followed by three more – two penalties and a close-range header – as Shakhtar were dismissed at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday.
Real Madrid have confirmed Sergio Ramos dislocated a shoulder in the 4-0 Champions League win over Shakhtar Donetsk.
And Benitez, who has coached the likes of Eden Hazard, Steven Gerrard, John Terry and Fernando Torres, was visibly irked to be grilled on these comments in the wake of Tuesday night’s 4-0 Champions League win over Shakhtar Donetsk.
Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo now has the most number of hat-tricks for a Spanish club ever with 33 and is closing in on Raul’s record of scoring the most goals for Real Madrid in all competitions. “We just want to score as many goals as we can”.
Bale has been affected by muscle issues throughout his profession, which Benitez admitted was a worry for the membership.
Indeed, new Madrid coach Rafael Benítez could not have wished for a better European start with the Merengues and he reserved special praise for his hat-trick hero. “They’re a good team in possession, they move between the lines and switch the play well, which makes it hard to get control of the game”, added the former Liverpool boss.
“With Bale we have to wait”.
Welsh player Gareth Bale is also hitting good form this year, and he has quietened some of the critics who hounded him last season. “It’s not something that I’m anxious about and I’m certain that they’ll come soon”.