Top 5 Cristiano Ronaldo Hat-Tricks

#4 Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid (La Liga 2011/12)

Ronaldo has scored three hat-tricks vs. city rivals Atletico Madrid

During the 2011/12 season, Ronaldo devastated Atletico Madrid during their second meeting in La Liga that year.

Real Madrid were dominating the Spanish league that year and Ronaldo encapsulated that success with an astonishing hat-trick vs. Real Madrid's city rivals.

After winning the first meeting at home 4-1 in the first half of the season, Los Blancos were expecting a tougher task going to the ground of their Madrid rivals.

However, with his confidence brimming Ronaldo struck the first blow of the match scoring a masterful free kick from at least 35 yards out past a helpless Thibaut Courtois who could do nothing but watch as he was educated by a true master of the game.

Despite Real Madrid being the better team a dogged Atletico equalised making the game 1-1 with Falcao scoring a header past Iker Casillas

Ronaldo unhappy with the game standing at a deadlock took the ball at the left edge corner of the Atletico box and scored a stunning long-range goal which dipped and swerved into the right side of the goal.

His third goal came from a penalty which he slotted past Courtois into the left side of the post despite the Belgian keeper guessing the right way.

This hat-trick is coming in at No.4 primarily due to the calibre of the goals with this hat-trick being perhaps his most skillful one out all 50, but also because it came against Real Madrid's bitter rivals in a thrilling contest.