5 things that happened since Inter Milan last qualified for the Champions League

Inter Milan are back in the Champions League for the first time since 2012
Inter Milan are back in the Champions League for the first time since 2012

#4 Messi and Ronaldo surpass Raul’s long-standing haul of 71 goals

The 'big two' shattered Raul's all-time UCL record in 2014
The 'big two' shattered Raul's all-time UCL record in 2014

This was always coming. Raul’s record of 71 goals in the Champions League could feel the tremors ever since Messi and Ronaldo got going in the competition.

The watershed moment finally arrived in November 2014, when the Argentine surpassed the mark with his opening goal against Ajax in a group fixture.

He would go on to score a hat-trick that day, and his Real Madrid rival soon joined him in the league with a penalty against Ludogorets on the following matchday.

Their current stats stand at 100 and 121 respectively, but in almost 4 years since breaking the record, no other player has managed to emulate the feat again.

The closest among the active players is Karim Benzema, but his tally of 55 goals is still streets behind Raul’s.

Another testament to the extra-terrestrial duo’s unparalleled greatness.

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Edited by Akhilesh Tirumala
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