Ronaldo borrows doctor's phone to check facial injury on pitch
Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo broke his dry spell in a superb performance on Sunday - but it wasn't his goalscoring that made headlines.
Coming off with an injury, he borrowed a mobile phone camera from his doctor - to check his face in the "mirror".
As commentators laughed, declaring they had "seen everything now", Ronaldo shook his head with displeasure.
"Ronaldo took his obsession with his image to new heights," Reuters sports news wrote after the match.
"The most Ronaldo moment ever, simply incredible," offered sports site Benchwarmers.
"Ronaldo staring at himself in the mirror even while he's on the pitch," offered one commenter on BBC Sport's report.
Despite the rampant mockery on social media, Ronaldo's injury - caused by a boot to the head from Deportivo La Coruna's Fabian Schar - was deemed serious enough that he could not continue.
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When your team wins 7-1 but your post-match selfies have been ruined. 😡📵
Report from Real Madrid's win over Deportivo here:
https://t.co/fFoj2LXH8w pic.twitter.com/OWr6hl3tcX
— Sky Sports LaLiga @
skyRevista) January 21, 2018
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Skip Twitter post by @RobbiejdunneRonaldo took a kick to the head and asked the physio for his phone to see how bad it was. He is absolutely raging too after assessing the damage. pic.twitter.com/CMRMbFl8MM
— Robbie Dunne @
Robbiejdunne) January 21, 2018
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Skip Twitter post by @sidloweThe Ronaldo memes are going to be endless, aren't they?
— Sid Lowe @
sidlowe) January 21, 2018
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Skip Twitter post by @AdamMcKolaI don't get what's wrong with Ronaldo checking a cut on his head. Can someone let me know, please.
— Adam McKola @
AdamMcKola) January 21, 2018
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If it seems that fans and the media gave Ronaldo a hard time for checking a significantly bloody injury, the star does have some history of talking about his looks.
In 2011, he famously declared that opposition supporters booed him because he was "rich, handsome and a great player".
"People are envious of me," he said. "I don't have any other explanation."
Sunday's performance bore out his claim of being a great player - the striker managed to score twice before being led off the pitch.
Real's 7-1 victory was enough to move them back up to fourth place in La Liga
