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Cristiano Ronaldo rewrites the record books – again!
The Real Madrid forward was at it again after not scoring in his previous three matches. Ronaldo surpassed the 500-goal mark in his career with a brace against Malmo FF. He now has 501 goals for club and country.
| TEAM | GOALS |
|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 323 |
| Manchester United | 118 |
| Sporting Lisbon | 5 |
| Portugal | 55 |
| TOTAL | 501 |
In doing so, he tied Raul for the most goals scored by a Real Madrid player. What makes the record even more astounding is that he achieved the feat in almost half the games. Raul took scored 323 goals in 741 games with Los Blancos. Ronaldo reached the mark in only 308 games – more than a goal per game!
Ronaldo also surpassed Raul for the most goals scored in Champions League for Real Madrid. Raul had 66 while this is Ronaldo’s 67th goal.
| RANK | PLAYER | GOALS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 323* |
| Raul Gonzalez | 323 | |
| 3 | Alfredo Di Stefano | 307 |
| 4 | Santillana | 290 |
| 5 | Ferenc Puskas | 242 |
| 6 | Hugo Sanchez | 207 |
Ronaldo also went past Raul for most UCL matches in which a player has scored at least one goal. He was tied on 56 before this game. He is now on 57. The next best active player is Messi with 42.
| RANK | PLAYER | MATCHES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 57 |
| 2 | Raul Gonzalez | 56 |
| 3 | Lionel Messi | 42 |
| 4 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | 39 |
| 5 | Thierry Henry | 39 |
| Andriy Shevchenko | 39 |
Ronaldo also surpassed Messi to set the record for most braces in the Champions League. Both Ballon d’Or winners were on 21 braces each until Ronaldo scored his brace against Malmo last night.
| RANK | PLAYER | BRACES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 22 |
| 2 | Lionel Messi | 21 |
| 3 | Raul Gonzalez | 14 |
| 4 | Filippo Inzaghi | 12 |
| 5 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | 11 |
| 6 | Thierry Henry | 10 |
All stats via Mister Chiping, Opta and Infostrada
