Cristiano Ronaldo was splashed across every Spanish sports paper on Monday after scoring five goals in one game for the first time in his illustrious career . The Real Madrid star was in unstoppable form as Carlo Ancelotti 's men beat struggling Granada 9-1 to keep their title hopes alive on Sunday . The front page of AS featured a beaming Ronaldo with 'Cristiano ' listed five times while Marca and A Bola featured similar front pages of the smiling Portugal international . Cristiano Ronaldo scored five goals as Real Madrid beat Granada 9-1 on Sunday to keep their title hopes alive . Ronaldo 's five-goal haul included an eight-minute hat-trick , while Karim Benzema netted a brace and Gareth Bale also got on the scoresheet . Meanwhile , league leaders Barcelona defeated Celta Vigo 1-0 courtesy of Jeremy Mathieu 's diving header . Mundo Deportivo 's headline read 'Merci Mathieu ' as the Frenchman 's goal maintained the Catalans ' four-point lead at the top . French defender Jeremy Mathieu scored a diving header as league leaders Barcelona beat Celta Vigo 1-0 .
Cristiano Ronaldo scored five as Real Madrid defeated Granada 9-1 . Karim Benzema scored a brace while Gareth Bale also found the net . Barcelona beat Celta Vigo 1-0 courtesy of Jeremy Mathieu 's diving header .