6 Guinness World Records held by Cristiano Ronaldo you didn't know about

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Juventus Press Conference

#1 Most Goals in a European Football Club Competition (single season)

Real Madrid v Atletico de Madrid - UEFA Champions League Final
Real Madrid v Atletico de Madrid - UEFA Champions League Final

In the 2010/11 season, Radamel Falcao created a Guinness World Record for the most goals in a single season of a European Club Competition, when he scored 17 goals in the UEFA Europa League. In the 2013/14 season, Ronaldo equalled this record, scoring a stunning 17 goals in the UEFA Champions League!

Ronaldo started the season with a hat-trick against Galatasaray and followed it up with a brace against Copenhagen. He then scored both goals in a 2-1 home win over Juventus and also found the net in the away draw at Turin. The Portuguese missed out on Real's 4-1 thumping of Galatasaray at home but scored again in the away win against Copenhagen. He finished the group stages with 9 goals!

In the round of 16, Ronaldo registered a brace in both the away leg and the home leg against Schalke 04. In the Quarter Finals, he scored at the Bernabeu against Dortmund, but could not find the net in the away leg. He returned to his goal scoring form in the second leg of the Semi-Finals against Bayern, scoring a Brace at the Allianz Arena. The Portuguese found the net again in the final against Atletico Madrid, registering 17 goals for the season, a record that has not been broken yet.

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