The Ruler of All Europe Part II
#9 Since 2009, the 4-time Ballon d’Or winner has netted 90 goals in the UEFA Champions League, which is more than what both the Manchester clubs have managed to score in this period. Manchester United have managed to score 86 goals in this period.
#10 The Portuguese’s goals since 2009 is more than the combined total of what Tottenham Hotspur (43), Leicester City (11) and Liverpool (10) have managed in this period.
#11 As already mentioned, Liverpool have managed to score only 10 goals in the UEFA Champions League since 2009. Ronaldo, on the other hand, scored 11 in the group stage of Real Madrid’s La Undecima winning campaign. He scored 10 goals in the knockouts of the La Duodecima winning campaign.
#12 Ronaldo holds the record of scoring the most number of goals in a single Champions League campaign, with the Portuguese star netting 17 goals in the 2013/14 campaign. He also holds the record for the second most number of goals in a campaign with 16, scored during the 2015/16 season. He is also the first player to be top-scorer in the UEFA Champions for 5 consecutive seasons.
