5 memorable Real Madrid moments from 2010s

# 4: Ronaldo becomes the 1st player to score 100 Champions League goals for a club

Cristiano Ronaldo exults after scoring his 100th Champions League goal for Madrid

In the Round of 16 clash with Paris St. Germain in the 2017-18 edition of the Champions League, Cristiano Ronaldo's first half penalty at the Santiago Bernabéu made the Portugal captain the first to score 100 goals in the competition for a club.

100 - Cristiano Ronaldo is the first player in #UCL history to score 100 goals for the same club. Love. pic.twitter.com/LgpeBVYSTV
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) February 14, 2018

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Ronaldo extended his record run of consecutive 10+ Champions League goals season to 7 as Madrid went on to become the first team in over four decades (Ajax in 1971-73) to win three consecutive titles in the competition.

# 5: Zinedine Zidane becomes the first Madrid manager to go unbeaten in 5 consecutive away El Clásicos

In his second managerial stint with Madrid since parting company after overseeing the club's 13th Champions League triumph in 2017-18, Zinedine Zidane created history at the Nou Camp following a Liga game with Barcelona in the ongoing 2019-20 season.

5 - Zinedine Zidane is unbeaten in his five managerial games at Camp Nou in all competitions (W2 D3), becoming the first @realmadriden manager to remain unbeaten in five away Clasicos. Magister. pic.twitter.com/0DdMIOd6C9
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) December 18, 2019

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Madrid's goalless draw at the home of the two-time defending champions meant that Zidane became the first Madrid manager to remain unbeaten in 5 consecutive away El Clásicos in all competitions. During this period, Madrid won twice and drew thrice.

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