Real Madrid forward Cristianou00a0Ronaldo equalled La Liga's single-season scoring record during the victory over Villarreal on Sunday.

The Portuguese scored a brace to help Madrid emerge 3-1 winners at El Madrigal, with the second of those goals taking his tally to 38 for the campaign.

Ronaldo is now level with Athletic Bilbao striker Telmo Zarra in 1950/51 and Madrid's own Hugo Sanchez in 1989/90 for the most goals scored in one season, and will break that record if he finds the target against Almeria on Sunday.

Although the forward was delighted with his achievement, he was also quick to highlight the efforts of his team-mates in the win.

"I am very happy about equalling Zarra and Hugo Sanchez's record," he said on www.realmadrid.com.