Cristiano Ronaldo’s scoring career continues to break records, and as he embarks in yet another international competition with Real Madrid — the Champions League — an infographic breaks down the Portuguese star’s amazing stats. Love him or hate him, Cristiano is one of the best overall athletes in the world at this moment in time, and we take a look at how he has achieved his impressive record.
The very cool graphic , published in the British newspaper Telegraph, shows how Ronaldo has amassed a total of 394 goals in 581 games during his professional career; that’s a 68 percent success rate. If you have ever wondered, what part of his body Cristiano uses more often to score or in what minute of a game he is more lethal, this infographic breaks down all of that for you.
As Ronaldo prepares to face a team he has never scored against, Liverpool FC, in the first round of the Champions League, all eyes will be on the 31-year-old striker’s bag of tricks. It’s always interesting to watch a match in which the international sensation starts, and the Wednesday game will be no different.
What should Liverpool prepare for? One of the most important things to know about Ronaldo’s scoring capabilities is that he doesn’t give up and is more lethal at the end of a match, when he has scored 84 times between the 76th and 90th minutes of a match. Cristiano is very effective during regular play, with 291 goals as opposed to 37 from free-kicks and 66 in the penalty box.
Not surprisingly, Ronaldo’s most successful scoring has come in La Liga, where he has put the football in the net 192 times. The Premier League ranks second, with 84 goals scored, while the Champions League comes in third with 69 goals.
The Liverpool defenders should try to block Cristiano from kicking with his right foot which has netted him 269 total career goals. But no matter what happens against The Reds, their basic concern is how to stop the Portuguese superstar, who, at this moment, seems to be in the best physical shape of his life and has been tearing down the Spanish league during the first few weeks of the regular season.
So far, Ronaldo scored 19 goals in 12 games, and he broke another La Liga record this past weekend when he scored twice against Levante for 15 goals in seven league games. Additionally, Cristiano is the only player in history who has scored in nine consecutive away games during Champions League competition for a total of 54 goals. What Ronaldo will do against Liverpool remains to be seen, but he could become the best UCL scorer ever if he manages to score two goals.
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