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#1 Sheer influence at the club
Cristiano Ronaldo came at a time when the club were suffering from a massive trophy draught along with having to swallow the fact that they were in the shadow of Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona dream team.
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Madrid hadn’t won the Champions League trophy since 2002 and desperately needed to lay their hands on the honour they loved the most. Kaka, Karim Benzema and Xabi Alonso were the other stars signed alongside him.
However, none of them have been or were as influential as Cristiano – both in terms of longevity and impact. After 9 years of Cristiano Ronaldo, the Galacticos have three more Champions League title – and it could become four in a few days’ time.
He is a modern-day icon of the club where both him and Madrid are synonymous.
