From being the competition's all-time top goalscorer to having the most hat-tricks, Ronaldo has done it all.
Records and Cristiano Ronaldo's name always go hand in hand. Throughout his glittering career, the Portuguese striker has added several landmarks to his name. Since stepping into Europe's biggest club competition viz the Champions League, the 34-year-old has owned it completely.
Be it with Manchester United, Real Madrid or Juventus, Ronaldo has never failed to deliver in this competition. After Juventus' unreal comeback win against Atletico thanks to Ronaldo's hat-trick, the Portuguese star has added few more records to his awe-inspiring list.
Digging deep into Ronaldo's list of records, we present you the top 10 Champions League records held by the star striker.
1. All-time top scorer (124 goals)
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored a staggering 124 goals in a mere 160 appearances in the Champions League so far at a ratio of 0.78 goals per game, which makes him the all-time top scorer. He has 18 more than second place Lionel Messi who has 106 goals. And Ronaldo also holds the record for most goals in the knockout phase with 63.
2. Most Assists (44)
The Portuguese striker not only has lethal finishing skills, but also creates great chances for his teammates. With 44 assists, Ronaldo is leading the charts for the most number of assists in Champions League history.
3. Most Hat-tricks (8 sharing with Lionel Messi)
Messi had broken the tie with Ronaldo during Barca's 4-0 rout of PSV in September but the Juventus star equalled the feat on Tuesday. Ronaldo also has the record for the shortest spell between two hat-tricks after scoring back-to-back hat-tricks in a span of 14 days against Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid in the 2016-17 season. The Portuguese star is also the only player to score more than two hat-tricks in a single season, scoring three in 2015-16.
4. The first player to score in three Champions League finals
Ronaldo scored the opening goal of the 2008 final during his United days, a brace against Juventus in the 2016-17 showpiece and the last penalty against Atletico Madrid in the 2015-16 finale, making him the only player to score in three Champions League finals.
5. The first player to score in all six group stage games (2017-18)
A brace against APOEL in both games, three goals in two legs against Dortmund and a goal in each game against Tottenham Hotspur made Ronaldo the first player to score in all group stage games in 2017/18 season.
6. Longest scoring streak (11 games)
A streak which started in Cardiff in the 2016-17 final against Juventus, finally came to an end after 11 games as Ronaldo failed to score in the first leg of last season's semi-final against Bayern Munich.
7. The first player to score 100 goals for the same club
The amount of success Ronaldo has achieved with Real Madrid s beyond description. With 15 goals last season, became the first player to score 100 goals for the same club in the competition. The striker has 105 goals from 101 matches for the Bernabeu side.
8. Most goals scored in a single Champions League season (17 in 2013-14)
Ronaldo helped his side to win their 10th Champions league title with his lethal finishing skills, scoring 17 goals in the 2013-14 season. He also achieved the record for the most number of goals scored in a single Champions League season.
9. Top scorer for sixth consecutive season (7 overall)
The Portuguese may have failed to score a single goal since the last minute penalty in the second leg of the quarterfinal against Juventus in last season, but still managed to achieve the top the season's charts with 15 goals. Ronaldo has grabbed this laurel for a record sixth consecutive time and seventh overall.
10. The first player to win five Champions League titles
After UEFA renamed the European Cup to the Champions Trophy in 1992, Ronaldo is the first player to lift the coveted title for the fifth time.
At 34 years of age, Ronaldo is still full of zest and energy just like he has been throughout his career. The incredible hunger for achieving more and more glory and maintaining top class fitness standards indicates that there are still plenty of records to be created by him.
jaabdnoz
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guys to be honest LALIGA, for Messi &championd league for CR7. both are legends. 🤣🤓😂
Koybcdekmz
437
King of champion league...
M_B-7
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I want those to reply me who were saying Game over for Juventus😂😂. That's the difference, you guys are losers that why you think it's over for Juventus but C.Ronaldo is a champion, a winner and that's why he made an miraculous comeback. it's not over until C.Ronaldo says it's over. Game over Athletico Madrid & haters. hahahaha[Crylaugh][Crylaugh]😂😂take the L😂
Hukaberu
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age is jus a number, he'll always be the best of the best, theirs only one CR7.
VanishPrasad
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Ronaldo in the Champions League: ✅ Most goals ✅ Most home goals ✅ Most away goals ✅ Most group stage goals ✅ Most knock-out goals ✅ Most final goals ✅ Most free-kicks ✅ Most penalties ✅ Most headers ✅ Most braces ✅ Most hat-tricks ✅ Most assists best player in the history of the Champions League 🔥
Alwaysugo
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Sums up why Juve is in the quarter final and Madrid is out... Love him or hate him this guy shows up for the big game... and he always proves his critics wrong. More goals CR7
FootbaLLLLover⚽⚽⚽
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Ok. But L.Messi is still the best player in the world.🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷
prakashcr7
168
Real Madrid might know the real value of Cristiano Ronaldo. It's second time in champions league that cristiano Ronaldo single handedly destroyed the opponent.
arifk17
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Real Madrid bought Ronaldo for €94m, had him in his prime for 9 years, sold him for €100m and still made a loss. Incredible how Perez thought he is too old and finished!
Football___Freak
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messi will never reach Rinaldo's level.... he always delivers at the big stage... I used to hate Ronaldo but now I am in love with him.... WHAT A PLAYER I MEAN WHAT A PLAYER
Zisbeilmpu
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revenge is really sweet[Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
jembekoy
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Everyone has a different perspective of reading the football game.But for one who has been following the game closely for a long time,it is clear that the dynamics of the Europe's top 3 league is entirely different.In EPL the game is played at a high pace and intensity and its very. compact.You need a lot of physical strength and endurance to succeed.Yo may go lucky in 1 season or 2 but for not for 6 seasons.La liga is more tactically played,more of a skillful game play and much more open type of play and then there is serieA where every team is defensively oriented and its a defenders heaven and a goalscorer's nightmare.So there is messi who haven't kept a foot outside spain and then there is ronaldo who have tried all of them and proved he is way too good to be in all of them.So this comparison which comes up time and again is really shocking to see and totally unfair in footballing terms...
MatsHolze
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I don't even know who will break these records. GOAT
follower
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he doesn't only just have top 10 incredible UCL records, but also have 3 hatricks for three different teams against a single player with . his name is koke, he must be pretty sick of him by now 🤔🔥
HolumideAlonstar
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Cristiano Ronaldo has scored a staggering 124 goals in a mere 160 appearances in the Champions League so far at a ratio of 0.78 goals per game, which makes him the all-time top scorer. He has 18 more than second place Lionel Messi who has 106 goals. And Ronaldo also holds the record for most goals in the knockout phase with 63. Ronaldo also helped his side to win their 10th Champions league title with his lethal finishing skills, scoring 17 goals in the 2013-14 season. He also achieved the record for the most number of goals scored in a single Champions League season. The GOAT is back again at Juventus
Nuhbklsy
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Ok. But L.Messi is still the best player in the world.🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷
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not even close to the king CR7💪💪💪💪💪