Social Media Explodes With GOAT Chant As Ronaldo Bags Sensational Hattrick in 45 Minutes

• Cristiano Ronaldo scores his second hat-trick in three Al Nassr games
• His heroics against Damac has sparked a truckload of praise for the Portuguese ace
• He now has eight goals in his last four outings in the Saudi Pro League

Cristiano Ronaldo sent social media ablaze with his first-half hattrick as Al-Nassr consolidated their spot at the summit of the Saudi Pro League table.

A first half goal blitz engineered by Ronaldo ensured Al-Nassr dispatched Damac with ease while opening a two-point gap between second-placed Al-Ittihad.

Ronaldo's goal scoring prowess came to the fore when he drew first blood for the visitors after 18 minutes before adding a second five minutes later.

He will complete his personal onslaught just before halftime, putting an exclamation mark on a sweeping counter attack.

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His hattrick on Saturday, takes his goal tally to eight goals in his last four matches for Al-Nassr.

According to Timeline CR7, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner is the fastest player in the history of the Saudi league to score 2 hat-tricks (5 games only).

This has regenerated the never-ending GOAT debate, with many social media users particularly Ronaldo fans hailing the veteran forward for his exploits.

How did social media respond to Ronaldo's hattrick?

A dyed-in-the-wool Ronaldo fan, @gyaigyimii wrote:

"My Goat, your Goat, our Goat! Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Cristiano Ronaldo."

@the_marcoli_boy agreed with the assertion of @gyaigyimii:

"Ronaldo scores another Hattrick, He is the GOAT."

@akuahwritess added:

"Cristiano Ronaldo is the best goal scorer Ever. The GOAT is here to stay."

Another user, @MoraleRMFC, went a step further by claiming Ronaldo has no classmates:

"Ronaldo is the one true goat."

@ishowspeedsui said:

"Ronaldo 7 goals in 3 games, Messi 6 goals in a whole season. I know who the real goat is."

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Ronaldo bags second Al-Nassr hattrick

Cristiano Ronaldo notched his second hatttick in a first half goal blitz for Al-Nassr against Damac on Saturday.

He broke the game's deadlock via an 18th minute penalty, then continued his menacing form in front of goal with a sizzling finish when he was put through on goal by Al Ghannam.

Ronaldo will score his personal and team's third of the afternoon when he rifled a strike into the roof of the net after he was teed up by a teammate before halftime.

Messi vs Ronaldo: Pique picks GOAT

Not many players can boast having played alongside both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo at club level.

Former Barcelona player Gerard Pique is one footballer who has had that honour, and he's now opened up on who the greatest of the two is, Sports Brief earlier reported.

As reported by Give Me Sport, Pique praised Ronaldo for his work ethic but admitted Messi was the best.