10 unbelievable records set by Cristiano Ronaldo this decade (2010-2019)

#5 Most consecutive Ballon d'Or nominations

Ronaldo has five Ballon d'Ors in his locker

Messi may be the player with the most Ballon d'Or wins but Ronaldo has etched his name in the award's history books as the only player to have been nominated for the coveted prize 16 consecutive times.

The Juventus ace has been consecutively nominated for the award since 2004 and still remains a firm favourite in the present day. No other player can boast of such a consistent reign over the award since it was launched in 1956, with the closest competitor being Messi, who has been nominated 14 consecutive times.

#6 Joint highest hat-trick scorer in the Champions League

Messi and Ronaldo share the record for the most hat-tricks scored in the Champions League

After enduring a slow start for Juventus in their 2018-19 Champions League campaign, Ronaldo earned the respect of the Bianconeri faithful by saving the Italian giants from elimination with a hat-trick against Atletico Madrid in the second leg of their Round of 16 fixture.

His goalscoring exploits helped the Old Lady overturn their two-goal deficit against the Madrid giants to progress to the quarter-finals of the European competition with a 3-2 aggregate win.

The hat-trick further helped the 34-year-old equal Lionel Messi's record for the most hat-tricks in the Champions League (8) and also made him the joint-oldest player to score a hat-trick in the competition, with the other player being Claudio Pizarro who scored for Bayern Munich in the 2012-13 season.

8 - Cristiano Ronaldo has scored eight Champions League hat-tricks, the joint-most in the competition alongside Lionel Messi. Titans. pic.twitter.com/q2b0equOYb

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