Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has again overtaken Barcelona rival Lionel Messi in the goalscoring charts.

After his hat-trick against Espanyol, Ronaldo is now the joint top scorer in the league with along with Luis Suarez with 19 goals.

Cristiano, who has individually outscored Betis (15) and Malaga (18).

He has scored 244 goals in 222 matches while Messi has one less with 243.