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#3 Cristiano Ronaldo breaks record for most teams scored against in Champions League
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are two of the greatest footballers of all time. On Tuesday night, Lionel Messi scored Paris Saint-Germain's only goal in their win against Manchester City. It was Lionel Messi's first goal for Paris Saint-Germain and in doing so, he equalled Ronaldo's record of scoring against 36 teams in the Champions League.
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It didn't take long for the Manchester United man to reclaim his record. Ronaldo scored as late as the 95th minute of the Red Devils' game against Villarreal to once again erase Messi's name from this particular record.
Ronaldo has now scored against 37 different teams in the Champions League and it is the most of any player in the history of the tournament.
#2 Most number of Champions League appearances
Cristiano Ronaldo is Mr. Champions League. It's a competition that he has dominated. Ronaldo has won the Champions League title five times. He first won it with Manchester United in the 2007-08 season. The 36-year-old has won it a whopping four times with Real Madrid.
Cristiano Ronaldo made his maiden Champions League appearance for Sporting Lisbon in 2002. He has gone on to make 178 appearances in the continental competition. By appearing for Manchester United in their latest game against Villarreal, Ronaldo broke another record.
This time it was Iker Casillas' record for most number of Champions League appearances. Cristiano Ronaldo's former teammate had made a whopping 177 appearances in the Champions League.
#1 Most international goals scored in men's football
On September 2nd, Portugal squared up against the Republic of Ireland in a 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier. Cristiano Ronaldo and co. were nowhere near their best and allowed Ireland to take the lead in the 45th minute of the game through John Egan.
It looked like the night was going to end in disappointment for Portugal until Ronaldo took matters into his own hands in the closing stages of the game. He produced two thumping headers in the 89th and 96th minute to help Portugal fashion a sensational comeback win.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 110th and 111th goal of his international career that night. In doing so, he broke Iran's Ali Daei's record for most number of international goals scored in men's football.
