#4 Scoring in all but one of Real Madrid's Champions League matches
Champions are often measured by their ability to show up on the big stage. And Cristiano Ronaldo easily fits into that bracket. In the Champions League, Ronaldo has been nearly unstoppable and has been in great goalscoring form.
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 119 goals in the Champions League – the most by any player. Lionel Messi comes second with 100. He has been the top scorer in the Champions League for five successive seasons.
Real Madrid has been immensely successful in Europe in recent years and Cristiano Ronaldo has been at the heart of it and the evidence just adds up. He has scored 15 goals in this year's UEFA Champions League from 12 appearances.
Edited by Arvind Sriram