Cristiano ronaldo champions league manchester united. Afp via getty images. 5 5 3 19 5 10 1 5 3. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time ronaldo holds the record for most goals in the uefa champions league 128 plus 1 in qualification matches the uefa european championship 2 its qualification stage 31 the fifa club world.
Feb 5 1985 35 place of birth. After scoring the equaliser in a 11 draw at the santiago bernabeu he scored the match winning goal in a 21 victory at old trafford his first return to his former home ground. Juventus last won the champions league in 1996 and have been runners up five times since.
Wojciech szczesny has warned juventus champions league rivals that cristiano ronaldo is ready to make the headlines once again in europes elite competition. Millwall fa cup final from 2004 and dismiss it as a one sided affair but ronaldo played a key role in ensuring his side won. Owen hargreaves has told a story about cristiano ronaldo that shows the five time ballon dor winner is not all about himself.
Cristiano ronaldo is the top scorer in champions league history a five time winner of europes biggest club competition and has repeatedly saved his team through the sheer force of his individual brilliance. Over 10 years on it is easy to forget about the manchester united vs. Ronaldo made his name in the premier league with man united ronaldo spent nine seasons at madrid and scored more goals than he made appearances for the club boasting an incredible 450 goals in 438.
The champions league resumes on. In the first knockout round of the champions league ronaldo faced his former club manchester united for the first time. 1x portuguese super cup winner.
Cristiano ronaldo exhausted all superlatives during his six years with united while he matured from an inexperienced young winger in 2003 into officially the best footballer on the planet in 2009. Over the course of his career portuguese footballer cristiano ronaldo has received five ballon dor awards the most for a european player.