Cristiano Ronaldo: a historic goal to break a record for Messi and the marks he still has to overcome in the Champions League

His mere presence at Old Trafford already meant a record: being the player with the most matches (178) in the history of the Champions League. But, accustomed to the requirement, Cristiano Ronaldo brightened a historic day and scored the goal in the 95th minute of the victory of Manchester United over Villarreal (2-1). Now he is the one who played the most games in the European tournament and the top scorer (137 goals). It’s ‘Mister Champions’.

According to the surprising data from Stats Perform, a company specialized in sports statistics worldwide, the Portuguese, together with the Argentine Sergio Aguero, are the only ones in the history of the Champions League to have scored winning goals in the 90th minute or more: three each, all per group stage.

To round off your dream night at the Theater of Dreams,. CR7 faced Villarreal five times in the contest but was only able to place them on its huge list of victims. Leo scored his first goal for PSG last Tuesday, but it was against him Manchester City, a team that has already suffered it before.

‘CR7′ could extend his superiority over the ‘Flea’ in the next match of the Manchester United. The English box will receive the Atalanta On October 20, a team that the Portuguese has not yet scored in the Champions League, although he did – three times – in Serie A when he was defending the colors of Juventus. But Messi You can also catch up and get over it this season. The Argentine has not yet been able to score against Witches and Leipzig, the other two rivals he has in the group.

The records that Cristiano Ronaldo can reach

At 36 years and 236 days old, an age at which many are already thinking about what their life will be like after hanging up the chimneys. Bryan Robson, 36 years and 282 days, is still the first after scoring against Galatasaray in 1993. Taking quick accounts, the Portuguese will have two chances to take the record: vs. Villarreal (11/23) or vs. Young Boys (8/12).

Following this heading, ‘CR7’ is still far from being the oldest footballer to score a goal in the Champions League. The Italian Francesco Totti is the owner of that brand, after inflating the CSKA Moscow nets in 2014 with 38 years and 56 days. . Anyone might think that this is impossible, but for Cristiano nothing is. It is more current than ever and does not give clues that it will fall in the coming seasons. Quite the opposite.

The fight Cristiano–Messi continues in the following record: being the footballer with the most triplets in the Champions League. Both have eight and this season they will seek to add one more ball in their immense showcases set up at home.

Finally, the Portuguese looks on the horizon at a historical record that was very close to reaching. Among the many UEFA brands, Radamel Falcao, with 18 goals in the 2010-11 Europa League, is the most celebrated footballer in a single European season. Ronaldo reached 17 in the 2013-14 Champions League, becoming the tournament’s top scorer in a single campaign. He has been with Manchester for two in two games and dreams of lifting the ‘Orejona’ and breaking records.