Twitter reacts to Cristiano Ronaldo's brace in Real Madrid's 2-1 victory against Sporting Gijon

Real Madrid extended their lead on top of the La Liga table thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo’s brace against Sporting Gijon. The match saw Ronaldo, Real Madrid and Zidane create a host of new records.

Ronaldo became the first player ever to score 50+ goals in a calendar year for 6 years continuously while Zidane’s managerial record is almost unparalleled. Here are the best Tweets praising Cristiano Ronaldo, Zidane and Real Madrid:

The man himself seemed pleased after his performance:

3 points pic.twitter.com/mJbTWgPVOD

— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) November 26, 2016

Wow! What a player! What consistency!

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 50+ goals for club & country in 6 consecutive calendar years. A total of 361 goals in that period.Legend. pic.twitter.com/98xzTjU3hg

— Squawka Football (@Squawka) November 26, 2016

This is undoubtedly Ronaldo’s year

Cristiano Ronaldo in 2016Titles: 3Games: 52Goals: 51Assists: 18Hatricks: 6Penalties: 6What a picture! pic.twitter.com/lXQ2a4GIdE

— 8 Fact Football (@8Fact_Footballl) November 26, 2016

Not bad for someone who is supposedly having a ‘bad’ run of form:

Cristiano Ronaldo's match-winning brace against Sporting sees him move top of the #LaLiga goal scoring chart. pic.twitter.com/CrEOiY1lxh

— LaLiga (@LaLigaEN) November 26, 2016

Ronaldo is nowhere close to being finished:

Only time you're allowed to put the words "Cristiano Ronaldo" and "finished" in the same sentence is if you're describing one of his goals

— Footballogy (@TheFootballogy) November 26, 2016

Amazing dedication shown by CR7:

Ronaldo is a real testament of never giving up Messi won so much Ballon D'or others would stop challenging and been content ...not Ronaldo

— Wavy Boy Smith! (@MrBigzOfficial) November 26, 2016

Wow! Who would have thought RB Leipzig and Hoffenheim would be on this list

Only 3 teams in Europe's top 5 leagues remain unbeaten this season:HoffenheimRB LeipzigReal MadridUnusual trio. pic.twitter.com/uuv2hY1rDk

— Squawka Football (@Squawka) November 26, 2016

Nice gesture by Los Blancos:

CLASS: Real Madrid wear special edition 100% recycled shirts, to raise awareness for pollution. pic.twitter.com/fFWC9GvptS

— SPORF (@Sporf) November 26, 2016

What a run of form they are on! Barcelona beware!

Real Madrid are unbeaten in 31 games in all competitions:WWWWWDWWWWWWWWWWWDDDDWWWWWDWWWWGoals: 86Conceded: 28Moving in on the record. pic.twitter.com/kug2tqKwow

— Squawka Football (@Squawka) November 26, 2016

For all those who call Zidane lucky, you cannot argue with that:

Zidane's Real MadridTitles: 2Games: 47Wins: 37Draws: 8Losses: 2Clean Sheets: 16Goals For: 132Goals Against: 40Goal Difference: +92

— Real Madrid Stats (@RMadrid_Stats) November 26, 2016

Is he the best manager right now? Well he just might be:

81.8% - Zinedine Zidane is the Real Madrid manager with the highest rate of wins in La Liga history (81.8%). Hint

— OptaJose (@OptaJose) November 26, 2016