Ronaldo scored a hat-trick, surpassing Messi's achievement

Against an opponent in the relegation zone, Cristiano Ronaldo played energetically. After playing on the wing in the first half with a series of technical performances like in his youth, the Portuguese superstar moved into the center for the next 45 minutes. He took full advantage of the opportunity to score a hat-trick against Al Taee.

In the 65th minute, CR7 chose a smart position to receive a pass from Sadio Mane, before turning and finishing the ball into the visitors' net. Just 2 minutes later, a chaotic situation occurred in front of Al Taee's goal. Ronaldo was there at the right time to score a double.

In the 87th minute, Ronaldo received a cross from his teammate and completed his hat-trick with a jump and accurate header.

The former MU star completed his 64th hat-trick in his career, the most of any active player, far surpassing the second-placed Lionel Messi with 57 hat-tricks.

In the Saudi Pro League this season, Ronaldo reached his peak form when he contributed to 35 goals (26 goals, 9 assists) after only 23 appearances.

Before Ronaldo scored his hat-trick, Otavio and Abdulrahman Ghareeb scored to help Al Nassr take the lead. On the other side of the front line, what Al Taee got was only a consolation goal from Virgil Misidjan. After scoring, this striker was sent off the field with 2 yellow cards, thereby having to watch his teammates being crushed by Al Nassr.

The 5-1 victory did not mean much, as Al Nassr is still 12 points behind Al Hilal in the Saudi Pro League standings. Ronaldo and his teammates only have two domestic cup competitions to strive for (King's Cup, Super Cup).