Cristiano Ronaldo nets first-half hat-trick including TWO free-kicks as Al-Nassr thrash Abha 8-0 in Saudi Pro League

 Cristiano Ronaldo continued his rich vein of form for Al-Nassr by sweeping home a first hat-trick against Abha, including two amazing free-kicks. 

The Portuguese icon already tops the goal-scoring charts in the Saudi Pro League, and on Tuesday night he made it back-to-back hat-tricks for his side - the latest of which being the 65th treble of his career.

Ronaldo opened the scoring in the eleventh minute with a low driven free-kick and doubled the lead ten minutes later with another set-piece stunner. 

This time the 39-year-old went with a curled finish, giving the Abha goalie Ciprian Tatarusanu no chance. 

He saved perhaps the best of the half for last though, as he found himself one-on-one with Tatarusanu and completed his hat-trick with an outrageous dinked finish.

This was Ronaldo's 65th carreer hattrick and his 35th since turning 30 which is 29 more than his rival Lionel Messi has managed since hitting the milestone.

There was a clear gulf in quality between the two teams as the visitors dominated proceedings right from the off.

The former Manchester United and Real Madrid star completed his hat-trick from a quick counter-attack in the 42nd minute, cooly lobbing the ball over Tatarusanu who came off his line. Just minutes before the half-time whistle blew, the Portuguese completed a second assist as Al-Sulaiheem netted the team's fifth goal.

After scoring back-to-back hat-tricks in the Saudi Pro League, the 39-year-old took to Instagram where he shared three match photographs with the caption, "We are not slowing down!"

Despite their star man's performances this season, Al-Nassr's chances of lifting the title this season are extremely slim as they currently trail leaders Al-Hilal by 12 points.

This was Ronaldo's 65th carreer hattrick and his 35th since turning 30 which is 29 more than his rival Lionel Messi has managed since hitting the milestone.

There was a clear gulf in quality between the two teams as the visitors dominated proceedings right from the off.