#3 His pursuit of UCL glory will spur him on
When you are the leading goalscorer in UEFA Champions League history, it’s easy to ooze confidence on the pitch. Getting there is the hard part.
With 95 goals and counting to his name in Europe’s grandest club competition, Ronaldo has scored more goals than anyone else. Back in the days of the likes of the exceptionally talented Raul Gonzalez Blanco, Filippo Inzaghi and Patrick Kluivert it was difficult to see how anyone could outmuscle them on the all-time chart, but that is precisely what he has done with both Manchester United and Real Madrid.
One gets the feeling that 100 goals on that stage is not very far away at all, especially with a path to the final firmly in his sights. One of the crucial milestones he still surely still wants to cross off his bucket list is winning the UCL back-to-back.
No team has ever managed it before and with so many continuing to doubt him after a bit-part role in the Euro 2016 final as well as a mediocre performance in the 2015/16 UCL final win against Atletico Madrid, he will be raring to be their most effective offensive star between now and the end of May.
To spice things up, Messi is not far behind him with 93 goals – it could well be a straight shootout between them both. Exciting.
