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# Most goals in the competition
To drive home the brilliance of this record, we must say that Lionel Messi is the only other player in history to have scored 100 goals or more in the UEFA Champions League. He is still 15 behind Ronaldo, who sits atop the perch with 127 goals to his name.
The Portugal captain has scored 15 goals for Manchester United, 105 goals for Real Madrid at a phenomenal rate and 7 goals for his present club Juventus in his 17 seasons in the UEFA Champions League.
# First player to score 100 goals in the competition
Ronaldo became the first player in the UEFA Champions League to score a century of goals when he scored a hat-trick for Real Madrid against Bayern Munich in the 2016-17 quarter-finals.
It was Ronaldo's sixth hat-trick in the competition as Real Madrid went on to become the first team in the to successfully defend their title in the UEFA Champions League era.
# First player to score 100 UEFA Champions League goals for a club
Ronaldo became the first player to score 100 goals in the UEFA Champions League for a single club, Real Madrid, when he scored his 115th goal in the competition.
The Portuguese striker arrived at the landmark by scoring the first of his two goals against Paris Saint-Germain from the penalty spot in the second round of the 2017-18 season.
Real Madrid went on to win the first three-peat (three consecutive titles) in the modern era, as Ronaldo lifted his record 5th title in the competition.
# Only player to score in each match of the group-stage
Ronaldo became the first player in the UEFA Champions League era to score in each of the six group-stage games when he scored for Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu against Borussia Dortmund in the 2017-18 season.
Earlier in the season, Ronaldo scored twice against APOEL Nicosia at home, twice away at Borussia Dortmund, once each against Tottenham away and home before netting twice away at APOEL and rounding off with the record-breaking strike on the final matchday against Dortmund at home.
