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The better Ronaldo is, the better Madrid will be – Vazquez lauds four-goal hero

The Portuguese star was lauded by his team-mates after he netted a quadruple on Sunday

Lucas Vazquez hailed influential four-goal hero Cristiano Ronaldo following Real Madrid's 6-3 win over Girona in La Liga.

Five-time Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldo continued his red-hot form in 2018, scoring four goals as Madrid overcame Girona in a nine-goal thriller on Sunday.

It was Ronaldo's 50th career hat-trick as the Madrid star – who only scored four La Liga goals prior to the new year but now has 22 in the league, behind Lionel Messi's 25 – took his tally to 21 goals in his past 11 matches across all competitions.