RONALDO REACHES ANOTHER CL LANDMARK

RONALDO FIRST TO REACH 50 KNOCKOUT
GOALS IN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, WHILE
BETTERING ATLETICO'S TOTAL HAUL

    The Portuguese forward, with more than 100 efforts
in total, has now reached a half-century at the
business end of Europe's premier club competition

     Real Madrid talisman Cristiano Ronaldo has become
the first player to score 50 goals in the Champions
League knockout stages and has also bettered
Atletico Madrid’s total haul.
     The Portuguese became the first man to net 100
times in the competition during his last outing
against Bayern Munich.
Ronaldo wins UCL goal prize
He has now reached another notable landmark after
opening the scoring in the first leg of a semi-final
derby date with Atletico Madrid.
50 - Cristiano Ronaldo has now scored his 50th
Champions League knockout goal, the first
player to reach this milestone. Landmark.
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— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) May 2, 2017
Ronaldo has also taken his tally of efforts in semi-
final outings to 11, having gone deep into the
competition on a regular basis with Manchester United
and Madrid.
11 - Cristiano Ronaldo has now scored 11
Champions League semi-final goals (8 for Real
Madrid, 3 for Manchester United). Stage.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) May 2, 2017
Even more remarkably, even when taking his prolific
strike rate into account, Ronaldo can now claim to
have bettered the collective efforts of Atletico in
Europe’s premier club competition.
101 - Cristiano Ronaldo has now scored more
Champions League goals than Atlético de
Madrid (100). Colossal.
— OptaJohan (@OptaJohan) May 2, 2017
Ronaldo has 33 goals in 41 appearances this season
and is fast closing in on 400 for Madrid.