It was another memorable night for Cristiano Ronaldo pelipaita. The Portuguese added three more goals on Tuesday to the five he scored at Espanyol on Saturday to close to within two of Raul's record of 323 for Real Madrid. But as has been the case so often in the past, he was helped by the award of two highly-controversial penalties.
Of his five goals with Real Madrid pelipaita against Espanyol at the weekend, only one came from the spot and it was a clear penalty as Gareth Bale was hacked down in the box, but against Shakhtar neither should have been given.
The first was awarded by the assistant referee after the official had made the correct call: the ball had hit Darijo Srna on the back. No penalty. And the second nine minutes later was given for an alleged handball by Marcio Azevedo, who could not have removed his arm even if he had tried. It was anything but deliberate.
But Ronaldo stepped up to slot home both times and celebrated as if he had won the Champions League trophy itself.