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Ronaldo responds to critics with venomous free kick, four-goal outburst (video)

Real Madrid CF v Celta Vigo - La Liga

MADRID, SPAIN - MARCH 05: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid celebrates after scoring his 2nd goal during the La Liga match between Real Madrid CF and Celta Vigo at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on March 5, 2016 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)

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Cristiano Ronaldo scores four goals and his Real Madrid teammates did their best to meet his level in a 7-1 shellacking of Celta Vigo on Saturday.

Gareth Bale, James Rodriguez and Pepe also scored, but it was Ronaldo who turned the screws with lightning precision.

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One of his goal was a tap-in and another a close-range header, but the first two were simply dynamite:

The win moves Madrid within nine points of idle Barcelona.

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