Records that Ronaldo can break in 2014-15 season

Modified Sep 13, 2014 04:48 GMT

Ever since Cristiano Ronaldo moved to the Spanish capital for a record fee from Manchester United, he has proved time and again that he is worth every penny that Real Madrid splurged on him.From the time he played his first gamefor Los Blancos back in 2009to the most recent appearance, Ronaldo has broken innumerable records and has alsowon several honours with the team as well as individually.However, there are certain landmarks that are yet to be achieved by the Portuguese captain andisnt far away from accomplishing them.We take a look at 5such records which Ronaldo can make in the ongoing season.

#1 All time top scorer in Champions League

Spain and Real Madrid legend, Raul Ganzalez currently sits atop the UEFA Champions League goal-scoring charts with 71. However, this long standing record is sure to be broken as the reigning Ballon d’Or winner, Ronaldo, is second (68) only to Raul and needs just 4 more goals to re-write history.

Up until the 2012-13 season, it seemed highly unlikely for him to be the first player to surpass the record as he had only 39 goals to his name, 14 less than Messi. But his stellar perfomances in 2 back-to-back Champions League brought him more closer to the record than ever and now, he is on the cusp of setting a new record.

With some easy fixtures (apart from Liverpool) lined-up for group stages of this seasons’ Champions League, it is only a matter of time when we see Ronaldo improving the record.

#2 Most number of hat-tricks in La Liga

Both, Ronaldo and Messi will fiercely contest for this, as they both are tied at 19.

#3 300 goals for Real Madrid

In just 5 years with Los Blancos, the Portuguese has managed to find the net 255 times in 247 appearances in all competitions, averaging a goal in every match.

If Ronaldo continues to score at such a ferocious rate, then it possible for him to trump Carlos Santillana (289) in this season itself and become the third highest goal-scorer for Real.Raul (323) and di Stefano (305) are the only 2 players to have reached the milestone of 300 goals for The Whites.

#4 Fastest 200 goals in La Liga

While Ronaldo’s arch rival, Lionel Messi, is just 7 goals short of becoming the all time top scorer of La Liga, the former is languishing 14^th in the goal-scoring table, albeit, with fewer games played.Nevertheless, the current record for fastest 200 goals in the league is held by Athletic Bilbao legend, Telmo Zarra, who did that in 220 games. But with 178 league goals in 165 appearances, Ronaldo needs to be on the scoresheet for just 22 times, with 55 games in hand.

#5 4th Golden Boot at Champions League

Lionel Messi and Gerd Muller are the only two players to have won the Golden Boot 4 times, whereas Ronaldo has won it thrice.

Ronaldo’ first of the 3 Golden Boots came during his Manchester days, when he topped the goal-scoring charts for the eventual winners and added 2 more in 2012-13 and 2013-14 campaigns, but this time in Madrid colourConsidering the linearity observed in his scoring charts in Europe, this record too, is within his reach.

Edited by Staff Editor