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Published 15:13 21 Mar 2016 GMT
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The close-range finish saw him eclipse Jonathan Woodgate Gary Lineker as La Liga's highest scoring Brit, a record that had stood for over 27 years.
In fact, the former Spurs man revealed after they game that he wasn't even aware of the record until he checked his phone after the game.
"I only just found out, my friends text me," he explained.
Predictably, he followed this by trotting out the usual "so long as the team are winning..." line that every footballer likes use once in a while:
"It's obviously nice to break records, but as long as the team are winning and improving that is the main thing."
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