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Why did Ronaldo stroke his chin as he celebrated scoring against Spain?

Cristiano Ronaldo stole all the headlines yet again on Friday, as his brilliant hat-trick earned Portugal a 3-3 draw with Spain in a World Cup classic.

The Real Madrid superstar opened the scoring with a coolly-taken penalty, before adding a second with a speculative long-range drive that was spilled by David de Gea. Both goals were cancelled out by Diego Costa strikes, before Nacho gave Spain the lead.

A clinically precise free-kick from Ronaldo, hammered into the top corner, then rescued Portugal a 3-3 draw late on, sending social media into meltdown.

Yet Twitter was already preoccupied with Ronaldo's first goal, after which he celebrated by stroking his chin following his customary jump and spin in the air.