Cristiano Ronaldo becomes first player with 100 European goals — for Manchester United and Real Madrid — after double against Bayern Munich in Champions League clash
CRISTIANO RONALDO scored his 99th and 100th goals in European club football as Real Madrid beat Bayern Munich 2-1.
The four-time Ballon d’Or-winner hadn’t scored for six Champions League games but, with his side 1-0 down, came up trumps when they needed him most.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Real Madrid defeated Bayern Munich 2-1Getty Images
His first on the night came when he beat Manuel Neuer from close range, before a personal duel ensued between Ronaldo and Bayern’s No.1.
The goalkeeper looked set to come out on top with save after save — until the ex-Manchester United star became the first-ever centurion in European football.
It’s been quite a journey for the famous No.7, who former team-mate Rio Ferdinand described as “obsessed”.
Cristiano Ronaldo in action on his Champions League debut back in 2003AP:Associated Press
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s first European goal in a 2005 Champions League qualifierNews Group Newspapers LtdCristiano Ronaldo’s first goal in Champions League proper came in 2007AP:Associated Press
His European debut came on October 1, 2003 in a 2-1 defeat for United in Stuttgart, and Ronaldo won a penalty.
However, he would have to wait nearly two years for his first goal — in a 3-0 third qualifying round victory over Debrecen.
And it would not be until the knock-out stages of the next season that he got his first goal in the Champions League proper.
Goal No.10 for Cristiano Ronaldo came in a 1-0 victory Lyon in 2008News Group Newspapers LtdCristiano Ronaldo celebrates goal No.25 in a victory over Ajax in 2010ReutersCristiano Ronaldo’s half century came in loss at Galatasaray in 2013Getty Images
Ronaldo put United 4-0 up in the famous 7-1 victory over Roma, with his second arriving just five minutes later.
In the 2007-08 season, he finished as the competition’s top goal scorer and a winner, scoring the opener in the all-English final against Chelsea.
In all, he scored 16 European goals in six seasons at United before joining Real Madrid in the summer of 2009.
After a slow start in which he scored seven and six in his first two campaigns at the Bernabeu before going on a run of five consecutive seasons of hitting double figures.
Landmark goals
1 — Manchester United 3 Debrecen 0, August 9, 2005
10 — Manchester United 1 Lyon 0, March 4, 2008 15 — Arsenal 1 Manchester United 3, May 5, 2009
25 — Ajax 0 Real Madrid 4, November 23, 2010 50 — Galatasaray 3 Real Madrid 2, April 9 2013
75 — Real Madrid 4 Ludogorets 0, December 9, 2014 100 — Bayern Munich 1 Real Madrid 2, April 12, 2017
Cristiano Ronaldo scores for Manchester United in 2008 Champions League finalTimes Newspapers LtdCristiano Ronaldo bares all after netting in 2014 Champions League finalReutersIn 2016, Cristiano Ronaldo scored the Champions League final penalty winnerGetty Images
The 2013-14 was his most fruitful, with a record 17 for a single campaign as Real Madrid won their tenth title and Ronaldo his second.
And he hit his first Uefa Super Cup goals in the 2-0 win over Sevilla later that year.
Ronaldo followed that up with ten in the following campaign before hitting a record 11 goals in the group stage en route to 16 in all as he won his third title.
In this campaign, he has scored just four — but reached another milestone only he has achieved.
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