Cristiano Ronaldo insists he's 'not slowing down' after notching first-half hat trick and two assists for Al-Nassr in Saudi Pro League thrashing of Abha

Cristiano Ronaldo netted a first-half hat-trick and provided two assists in Al-Nassr's crushing win over Abha.

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• Ronaldo hit a hat trick against Abha
• Had five goal contributions in Al-Nassr's 8-0 win
• Scored his 65th career hat-trick

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  The Saudi Pro League giants ran riot on Tuesday as they rode on Ronaldo's first-half hat-trick to thrash relegation-threatened Abha 8-0. The Portuguese icon scored thrice and set up two more goals within the first 45 minutes of the match.

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• WHAT CRISTIANO RONALDO SAID

  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!"

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  The hat trick against Abha was the 65th time in his professional career that Ronaldo had scored three or more goals in a game. It was also his 35th treble since turning 30 which is 29 more than his rival Lionel Messi has managed since hitting the milestone.

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  WHAT NEXT FOR AL-NASSR?

  Ronaldo and Co will be next seen in action on Friday as they take on Damac in another away league encounter. 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.