Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo will receive a “special treat” on Thursday during the Champions League draw in Monaco, a competition in which he holds the goalscoring record, UEFA announced on Tuesday.
With 140 goals scored in 183 games in the most prestigious European competitions, the 39-year-old striker is eleven goals ahead of his great rival, the Argentine Lionel Messi, and the Polish Robert Lewandowski with 46 year.
The five-time winner of the event – once with Manchester United (2008) and four times with Real Madrid (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018) – has been playing since January 2023 within the Saudi club Al-Nassr, with whom he won the Arab Champions Clubs Cup.
Ronaldo “also holds the record for the longest goal streak” in the Champions League, “with success in eleven consecutive games, from June 2017 to April 2018”, specifies UEFA . The five-time Ballon d’Or winner also scored 17 times in the top competition in 2013-1014 with Real Madrid, his record in a season.
“His consistent excellence at the highest level reflects his relentless drive for collective and individual titles. For more than two decades, he has continued to evolve and improve his game,” said the boss. of the European group, Alexandre Ceferin.
Thursday’s C1 draw in Monaco will establish the event’s new formula, with an increase from 32 to 36 teams and a “mini-tournament” instead of the group stage where each club will face eight different opponents.
2024-08-27 14:43:29
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