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MADRID, May 21-- Cristiano Ronaldo made Spanish football history on Saturday by breaking the all time goalscoring record with 40 goals in a single season for the Spanish La Liga. Ronaldo's third minute goal against bottom of the table Almeria meant he set a new record of 39 league goals in a single league campaign. Ronaldo began the match with 38 goals, the same as legendary Athletic Club Bilbao striker Telmo Zarra had scored on the 1950-51 season and Hugo Sanchez in 1989 and it didn't take the Portuguese striker long to end the uncertainty as he finished Sergio Ramos' downward header from inside the Almeria penalty area after just three minutes. It was the first goal of the night as Real Madrid cruised to an easy 8-1 win against an Almeria that was condemned to relegation several weeks ago. Emanuel Adebayor doubled Madrid's lead after half an hour following a magnificent pass from Mesut Ozil. The striker who is on loan from Manchester City strengthened his case to make the move permanent with a smart finish. Kalu Uche pulled a goal back for Almeria two minutes later as the Nigerian slid in to finish on the far post. Karim Benzema got on the scoresheet early in the second half before Adebayor added his second of the game, shooting into an empty net after a Ronaldo shot had rebounded off the post. It was then Benzema's turn to score his second of the night as he turned home a flowing move involving Ronaldo and Adebayor as the Almeria players' heads began to drop. | 
