sport">Ronaldo made his Champions League debut for Manchester United against Stuttgart nearly 18 years ago on October 1, 2003. His first Champions League goal followed three and a half years later against AS Roma. In total, he now has 136 goals, 5 final victories and a number of records at the champions ball.
sport">“I didn’t break all those records by accident. It’s not an obsession for me, but I like to break them,” Ronaldo said in a UEFA video on Tuesday.
Some figures of Ronaldo in the Champions League
sport">Most played games
sport">1. Cristiano Ronaldo: 178
sport">1. Casillas: 177
sport">3. Xavi Hernadez: 157
sport">4. Messi: 151
sport">4. Giggs: 151
sport">Most played minutes
sport">1. Casillas: 16267
sport">2. Cristiano Ronaldo: 15650
sport">3. Messi: 12519
sport">4. Raul: 12179
sport">5. Buffon: 12000
sport">Top goalscorers
sport">1. Cristiano Ronaldo: 136
sport">2. Messi: 121
sport">3. Lewandowski: 75
sport">4. Benzema: 72
sport">5. Raul: 71
sport">Most assists
sport">1. Cristiano Ronaldo: 42
sport">2. Messi: 36
sport">3. Di Maria: 34
sport">4. Giggs: 31
sport">5. Xavi Hernadez: 30
sport">Most penalties scored
sport">1. Ronaldo: 19
sport">2. Messi: 16
sport">3. Lewandowski: 13
sport">4. Van Nistelrooy: 11
sport">4. Aguero: 11
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