He scored his 10th Champions League goal of the season with a low shot from inside the area after a pass by Lucas Vazquez.
Ronaldo's treble sealed a commanding 3-0 semi-final, first leg lead over Atletico Madrid and extended his advantage as the top scorer of all-time between the two sides with 21 in Madrid derbies.
His third goal also brought him on the cusp of another landmark, as it was his 399th with Real Madrid - though the club already credits him with 400 because of one disputed goal in 2010.
Cristiano Ronaldo has again begged ungrateful Real Madrid fans to stop whistling him after his latest Champions League heroics.
As if his overall strike rate of 0.75 goals per game wasn't enough, it ticks up sharply to an eye-watering 0.92 if you only count from the time of his first strike.
The team has been tremendous.
"They were better and you have to congratulate them", Simeone said. But now, with time, age has caught on and Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has had to manage the number of matches Ronaldo played this season.
The goal was perhaps fortunate to have stood as Ronaldo appeared a yard offside when Ramos had first played the ball in.
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"I don't think that we're euphoric and imagining ourselves in the final".
Zizou also paid tribute to the vast depth he has available at Real, adding that "I'm pleased because whenever a player comes off, whoever comes on does a great job, it's impressive".
"There are few players who can do what Ronaldo has done and we all know that".
"We are very happy with the performance".
For all the great work done to revive a sleeping giant in Atletico by Diego Simeone over the past five-and-a-half years, ending their hex against Real in the Champions League continues to allude them.
"We had a flawless game in which are objective was not to just attack".
Madrid dominated early on, controlling possession and causing problems for Atletico's defense with set pieces taken by midfielder Toni Kroos. Football has unexpected things. "Now we hope to finish the job". Amazingly, his overall Champions League tally of 103 gals has surpassed Atletico Madrid's 100 goals (in club history).
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