WATCH: 'Cristiano Ronaldo best player that has ever lived,' Twitter hails the master's Champions League hat-trick

Cristiano Ronaldo proved Atletico Madrid's Champions League dream destroyer once more with a hat-trick as Real Madrid took a commanding 3-0 semi-final, first leg lead at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Ronaldo extended his lead as the all-time top scorer in Madrid derby matches by taking his tally to 21 and put Real firmly on course to defend their title in the final in Cardiff on June 3.

Here are all the goals and highlights from the game:

It was a momentous night for the Portuguese legend as he netted his 400th goal for Real. Ronaldo now also holds a phenomenal record of scoring more goals in Champions League knock-out rounds than in the league stages.

Twitter couldn't get enough of the master, here are some of the reactions:

@Cristiano scores MORE in the
K.O Stage than the Group Stage !

Group Stage = 
K.O. Stage =  pic.twitter.com/2SypPCOwGE

— Twitugal (@Twitugal) May 2, 2017

What a feeling  One @Cristiano Ronaldo  pic.twitter.com/Uqh8CTSTAT

— Mrs. Alarcon (@nancycr7rma) May 2, 2017

@Cristiano holds  Records
in the UEFA @ChampionsLeague!! pic.twitter.com/g4IIVo4890

— Twitugal (@Twitugal) May 2, 2017

All in a night's work, @Cristiano #UCL pic.twitter.com/mGVNMBcAlD

— Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) May 2, 2017

What an all round performance! And that man again @Cristiano  #HalaMadrid pic.twitter.com/hlAjXS0o3M

— Gareth Bale (@GarethBale11) May 2, 2017

47th hat-trick from @Cristiano. Absolutely staggering. #ChampionsLeague #realatletico #CR7

— Alan Shearer (@alanshearer) May 2, 2017

@Cristiano = Human ? 

Amazing #CR7  #RealMadridAtleti #RMATM

— Cédric Bakambu (@Bakambu17) May 2, 2017

What a performance by @realmadrid & @Cristiano tonight in @ChampionsLeague! Advantage to #RealMadrid #UCL pic.twitter.com/5eNGpfq4s8

— Lothar Matthäus (@LMatthaeus10) May 2, 2017

"@Cristiano has fallen off. He's been terrible this season"

*two CL knockout hat-tricks later* pic.twitter.com/6HUlAWZ5Oz

— Chu  (@ChuBoi) May 2, 2017

How many goals does @Cristiano have tonight? #HalaMadrid pic.twitter.com/CMJ6iX9p6b

— Connor Jones (@CoJo_3) May 2, 2017

@Cristiano best player that as ever lived!!

— Philip Neville (@fizzer18) May 2, 2017

Naaaaaaaaaaa @Cristiano is taking LIBS!!
1/4 final hat trick
Semi final hat trick
 

— Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) May 2, 2017

me deciding @cristiano is now my god pic.twitter.com/rW66ybj085

— Rachel Bonnetta (@rachelbonnetta) May 2, 2017

Prepare yourself for the 5th Ballon d'Or@Cristiano

— Omar Momani (@omomani) May 2, 2017

THE KING @Cristiano pic.twitter.com/KXMeC4otzd

— Chu  (@ChuBoi) May 2, 2017

there he is...again @Cristiano with a devastating finish. Goodnight #Atletico

— Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) May 2, 2017

Together pic.twitter.com/BulXteEOyu

— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) May 2, 2017

(Inputs from PTI)