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Cristiano Ronaldo Reveals Most Significant Achievement in His Football Career
Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, captain of Saudi Al-Nasr Club, has revealed the most significant achievement in his football career.
Ronaldo won every possible title with Real Madrid and Manchester United and led the Portuguese national team to win the European Nations Cup (Euro 2016).
Despite the continental title, Ronaldo believes that winning the Champions League title with Real Madrid is the most outstanding achievement of his football career.
Champions League Success
“Winning the Champions League with Real Madrid is without a doubt the most important thing in my career,” Ronaldo said in a statement published on the European Union’s website, UEFA.
He explained: “I won four Champions League titles with Real Madrid, so I am very grateful for the most important tournaments of my career.”
He continued: “I am happy to win the historic top scorer award of the Champions League. The Champions League is a special tournament and they give a special award to a special player.”
Champions League Records
Ronaldo participated in the Champions League draw held in the French principality of Monaco to determine the matches of the new league system in the current edition of the tournament.
Ronaldo received the Champions League’s all-time top scorer award from UEFA President Aleksandar Ceferin.
It is worth noting that Ronaldo holds the title of the all-time top scorer in the Champions League after scoring 140 goals in 183 matches in his career at the old continent’s stadiums.
The 39-year-old scored his first goal in the Champions League with England’s Manchester United against Roma in the quarter-finals of the 2007 edition and had earlier scored a goal in the preliminary round against Hungary’s Debrecen.
The Portuguese star managed to score 105 goals in the Champions League with the Spanish Real Madrid shirt, while he scored 21 goals with the English Manchester United and 14 with the Italian Juventus in the continental championship.
