Diego Costa talks up Cristiano Ronaldo after World Cup hat-trick

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brendandoherty·17 June 2018

Diego Costa talks up Cristiano Ronaldo after World Cup hat-trick

Diego Costa praised Cristiano Ronaldo after Spain’s scintillating 3-3 draw with Portugal.

The Atlético Madrid forward netted twice in Sochi, but his efforts were overshadowed by the Ballon d’Or winner who bagged himself a hat-trick.

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And the 29-year-old was effusive in his praise for the Real Madrid record-breaker.

“You have to congratulate Cristiano. Criticise him and look what happens… It’s better to leave him alone, I wish I was like him,” he told Cadena COPE.

“It was a strange game, but I think we deserved to win, we created much more than them and had more of the ball. We came back twice but it wasn’t to be.”