Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (left) vies with Espanyol’s Senegalese midfielder Pape Diop during the Spanish league football match Real Madrid CF vs RCD Espanyol at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on Monday. AFP PHOTO
MADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 29th La Liga hat-trick as Zinedine Zidane’s Real Madrid moved back to within four points of leaders Barcelona with a 6-0 thrashing of Espanyol on Sunday (Monday in Manila).