Ronaldo leads Madrid to UCL record victory

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Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo scored four times as Real Madrid demolished Malmo to equal the biggest victory in the history of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) group stage.

Real Madrid striker netted the bowl three times in 11 minutes either side of half-time before adding his 88th Champions League goal.

Karim Benzema scored the last goal and the opening two for a hat-trick, with Mateo Kovacic also netting.

The result equals Liverpool’s 8-0 win against Besiktas in 2007 – when Madrid manager Rafael Benitez was in charge.

Ronaldo – the all-time highest Champions League scorer – becomes the first player to score more than 10 goals in the group stages with his 11 in six games.