7 major records broken in Europe this season

MALAGA, SPAIN - MAY 21:  The Real Madrid team line up during the La Liga match between Malaga and Real Madrid at La Rosaleda Stadium on May 21, 2017 in Malaga, Spain.  (Photo by Aitor Alcalde/Getty Images)
Real Madrid were on fire this season

#3 Cristiano Ronaldo (Leading European league goalscorer)

CARDIFF, WALES - JUNE 03:  Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid celebrates with his winners medal after victory in the UEFA Champions League Final between Juventus and Real Madrid at National Stadium of Wales on June 3, 2017 in Cardiff, Wales.  (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
Cristiano Ronaldo ecstatic after the Champions League victory

Cristiano Ronaldo is a phenomenon and is surely one of the greatest players ever in football. This season wasn’t quite his best regarding his goalscoring exploits, but that didn’t stop him from breaking records.

Real Madrid were away to Celta Vigo in a match which could potentially decide the La Liga title. But it was also a chance for Ronaldo to go ahead of Tottenham legend Jimmy Greaves as Europe’s most lethal goalscorer.

Both of them were tied up with 366 goals each. But it was advantage Ronaldo as a left-footed bullet in the tenth minute saw the Portuguese claim the title of the greatest league goalscorer in Europe.

He is currently at 369 goals, 20 goals ahead of last active player and his arch-rival Lionel Messi.

The four-time Ballon d’Or winner was pivotal for Los Blancos as he led them to the club’s first double in almost 60 years. He finished the Champions League as the tournament’s top scorer and proved that there is still a lot of football left in him.

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