Red-hot ronaldo at the treble

Cristiano Ronaldo took his tally for the La Liga season to a phenomenal 13 goals in six appearances with his third treble of the campaign as Real Madrid romped to a 5-0 win at home over Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.

A rampant Ronaldo, who equaled the La Liga record of 22 hat-tricks jointly held by Alfredo di Stefano and Telmo Zarra, nodded Real in front from Gareth Bale's lofted center in the third minute at the Bernabeu.

Karim Benzema made it 2-0 four minutes before halftime when he headed home from a corner and Bale sped clear to set up Ronaldo for his second 10 minutes into the second half.