Cristiano Ronaldo and the impressive records he broke against Atalanta in the Champions League

There are things that never change. Soccer, a year ago, was quarantined, then came back and Cristiano Ronaldo he was still there, drilling even more into the opposing goal and achieving scoring records, a still photo from the last decade. He left Italy with more than a hundred celebrations, arrived in England and everything remains the same: his name is synonymous with a goal. This Wednesday, the portuguese gave him the victory epic to Manchester United (3-2) over Atalanta by Champions League with a great goal and beat a couple of marks, how could it be otherwise.

Mario Pasalic (15 ′) and Merih Demiral (28 ′) had overtaken the Italians in a fateful first half for the locals. that also had a win by Villarreal (4-1) over Young Boys.

First Marcus Rashford (53 ′) and later Harry Maguire (75′) they gave signs of what was to come a few minutes later. At 81 ′, a precious center from Luke Shaw was connected with a head by the Portuguese to make the final 3-2. Patient and fierce in the area, with a predator mentality to take advantage of the slightest oversight and score.

The ‘Bug’ added his third goal in the current Champions League. On the first date, against Young Boys, he scored but his team could not win. On the following day, against Villarreal, he gave United the agonizing victory with a goal at 95 ‘. “If you want heroes in Champions, call Cristiano, he does not fail you there”commented ESPN reporter Miguel Simón after the forward scored. ‘CR7 ′ is Manchester’s hero.

Cristiano Ronaldo and his new records

Talking about your records is just as difficult as trying to remember each of your 795 goals. On the verge of becoming the first footballer to reach 800 goals, Cristiano Ronaldo broke a couple of records against Atalanta at Old Trafford, the theater where dreams come true.

From the outset, the Portuguese had already beaten a mark:.

But that was not all. In his 300 match with the ‘Red Devils’, ‘CR7’ again took the lead in a battle he has with Lionel Messi. Atalanta was his thirty-eighth victim in the competition, so the Portuguese is the one who scored the most teams beating the Argentine by one.

With 36 years over, Cristiano Ronaldo continues to prove its validity in the elite of football. A month after the 2021 Ballon d’Or is known, the forward also begins to accelerate his passage through his lane to try to win the award for the fifth time.