Cristiano Ronaldo is the top goal- scorer in the Champions League

With his strike against Galatasaray,
the Portuguese forward’s tally this
season is now nine and his overall
total with Real Madrid is 32:
making him the player with the
fourth-largest total of goals in the
competition for the Whites
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Cristiano Ronaldo stayed true to
form in front of goal against
Galatasary in the first leg of the
quarter-final of the Champions
League by scoring the first goal of
the game. It was his ninth in nine
matches, making him the top goal-
scorer of this year’s tournament
ahead of Yilmaz (Galatasaray) and
Messi (Barcelona), both on eight.
The Portuguese striker’s
effectiveness in front of goal also
makes him the fourth highest-
scoring striker in the history of
Real Madrid in this competition
with 32 goals, overtaking Gento
and just three behind Puskas.
Cristiano Ronaldo leads the table
of aces in the Champions League
2012/13. The Madrid player has
hit the back of the net in each of
his last four matches and is one
goal ahead of Yilmazy
(Galatasaray), who thanks to
Ramos and Varane did not get a
single scoring opportunity in the
first leg of the quarter-final, and
Messi (Barcelona). Behind them is
a group of players all on five
goals: Óscar (Chelsea), Jonas
(Valencia), Lewandowski (Borussia
Dortmund), Alan (Sporting Braga),
Müller (Bayern) and Lavezzi (PSG).
What’s more, the Real Madrid
striker is also the top goal-scorer
in away matches with five goals,
one more than Yilmaz, Alan and
William.

TOP GOAL-SCORERS IN THE
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2012/2013
Player
Team
Goals
Matches
Cristiano Ronaldo
Real Madrid
9
9
Yilmaz
Galatasaray
8
9
Messi
Barcelona
8
9
Óscar
Chelsea
5
6
Jonas
Valencia
5
8
Lavezzi
PSG
5
8
Alan
Braga
5
6
Müller
Bayern
5
9
Lewandowski
Dortmund
5
9
Fourth-highest goal-scorer for
Real Madrid in the Champions
League
Cristiano Ronaldo continues to
climb the table of top goal-scorers
in the history of Real Madrid in the
European Cup. His strike against
Galatasaray was the Portuguese
forward’s 32nd goal in the white
vest. This means he overtakes
Gento and is now in fourth place.
The Portuguese international, in
his fourth season with Real
Madrid, may take the podium this
very season. Indeed, only three
goals stand between him and
Puskas, in third position with 35
goals. Raúl, with 66, and Di
Stéfano, with 49, are above the
Hungarian. Ronaldo’s team-mate,
Karim Benzema, who also scored
in the win against the Turks, is in
eighth place with 18 strikes, level
with Morientes and Pirri.
REAL MADRID’S TOP GOAL-
SCORERS IN THE COPA DE
EUROPA
Player
Goals
Raúl
66
Di Stéfano
49
Puskas
35
Cristiano Ronaldo
32
Gento
31
Amancio
21
Santillana
21
Benzema
18
Pirri
18
Morientes
18