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Van Nistelrooy scored a hat-trick in his second league match against Levante and, on 12 November 2006, he scored all four of Real Madrid's goals in a 4 – 1 victory over Osasuna.

He won the league's Pichichi award with 25 goals as Real Madrid took home the 2006 – 07 title, and he also equalled the longest consecutive scoring streak in La Liga history with seven straight matches, tying a league record shared by Hugo Sánchez.