10 memorable moments of Ronaldo in the Champions League

Bumblebeenews reviews 10 memorable CR7 imprints at this playground, arranged in chronological order.

Won the 2008 Champions League with Manchester United. Cristiano Ronaldo won his first Champions League with Manchester United. CR7 shined in that season with 8 goals and was the “Top scorer” of the tournament. Many people know that Ronaldo has only started scoring in the most prestigious arena in Europe since 2007. The championship title and the position of the best striker in the tournament are therefore more than an affirmation of CR7. .

Super product against Porto in 2009. MU was held 2-2 by Porto at Old Trafford in the first leg of the 2009 Champions League quarter-final. In the second leg in Dragao, Ronaldo was the one who made the difference with a cannon shot. At a distance of 40 meters, he hit the Porto net to take MU forward. This super product won the Puskas award for the best goal the following year and reaffirmed CR7’s superstar value.

Destroy Arsenal in the 2009 Champions League semi-finals. Still in the 2009 season, Ronaldo and MU met Arsenal in the semi-finals. MU won 1-0 at Old Trafford in Ronaldo’s match. In the second leg at the Emirates, Ronaldo scored a superb brace to help MU beat rivals 3-1. In which the first goal was a super free kick that hit Manuel Almunia at a distance of 35 meters.

Return to Old Trafford, beat MU in 2013. Four years after leaving MU, Ronaldo returned to Old Trafford with the posture of a conqueror in the Real Madrid shirt. Ronaldo and his teammates had a really difficult match when MU controlled every phase on the ball, even Sergio Ramos awkwardly kicked an own goal. But Nani’s red card changed all that. Luka Modric scored the equalizer before Ronaldo sealed a 2-1 win for Real. CR7 actively did not celebrate when scoring against the old team.

Winning the Champions League for the first time with Real Madrid. In the 2013/14 season, Ronaldo exploded with 17 goals for Real Madrid in the Champions League, helping Los Blancos quench their 12-year championship thirst. In the final against Atletico Madrid, Ronaldo was the scorer to set the score 4-1 for Real.

Conquered the Champions League for the 3rd time in his career. In the 2015/16 season, Ronaldo’s Real Madrid was not appreciated when the “midway change” (Zinedine Zidane replaced Rafa Benitez) went all the way to the final and once again defeated Atletico Madrid to win the championship. CR7 was the decisive penalty kick to bring the 11th European championship to Real.

Double break the Champions League curse. In the 2016/17 season, Ronaldo’s Real was once again in the final. The opponent this time is Juventus and the curse of no team successfully defending the European championship lasts for 27 years. Ronaldo scored a brace to help Real beat Juve 4-1, blow away the curse, fill the 4th Champions League trophy in his career.

Super bike against the Juventus net. The 64th minute of the Champions League quarter-final match between Real and Juve taking place at the Allianz Stadium witnessed a magical moment named Ronaldo. Receiving Dani Carvajal’s cross from the right, Ronaldo jumped up and hooked the ball straight into the net to the surprise of Gianluigi Buffon and everyone present on the field. Statistics measure that the distance from Ronaldo’s back to the ground is 1.41 meters, while from the toe of the shoe is 2.38 meters.

The final championship with Real Madrid. Real Madrid beat Liverpool 3-1 in the final and Ronaldo has won the Champions League for the fifth time, more than any other player. Right in the press room, Ronaldo hinted that he would leave Real in the summer. CR7 did it for real. This championship is also the last title Ronaldo has with Real Madrid.

The hat-trick put Juventus back up against Atletico Madrid. The Champions League in the new Juventus shirt did not start easily with Ronaldo. He received a red card directly against Valencia and only got 1 goal after 6 matches. Before Atletico, Ronaldo was lost in Spain, causing Juve to lose 0-2. But CR7 proved to the world that at the age of 34, he can still create miracles with a hat-trick that helped Juve come back to the quarterfinals.