- Portugal international Ronaldo won
his fifth Champions league title yesterday after helping Real Madrid beat
Liverpool 3-1 in Kiev
- He became the first player to claim five UCL
titles in the history of the competition - one more than Barcelona star Messi
- With his record, he has now told
UEFA to name the competition after him Real Madrid superstar became the first
player to win the UEFA Champions League title five times after helping his side
beat Liverpool in Kiev on Saturday, May 26.
Two goals from Gareth Bale and one
from Karim Benzema ensured Sadio Made’s goal was a mere consolation as Los
Blancos ran away with a 3-1 victory after the game. However, the Portuguese
star also won the highest goal scorer of the tournament after scoring 15 goals
in this year’s edition of the championship.
He is also the all-time highest
goals scorer of the tournament with 120 goals – 20 more than his arch rival,
Lionel Messi, who reached 100 goals before in Barcelona’s 3-0 victory over
Chelsea earlier this year.
Meanwhile, the former Manchester
United winger while reacting to questions from journalist following the triumph
suggested that the competition be named after him. When asked if he was
disappointed not to score in this season's final, Ronaldo replied: "Who's
disappointed? "Perhaps they need to change the name of the Champions
League to the CR7 Champions League.
Who has the most titles and who has
the most goals?" The Portugal international after winning his fourth
Champions League title with Real Madrid might be calling it quit with the
Galacticos soon, but insists he will make his decisions known to the fans in
the coming days.
Ronaldo told BeIN Sports after the
game in Kiev yesterday: "in the next few days.
He joined Real Madrid from
Manchester United in the then world record transfer fee of £80 million for six
years, meanwhile, his current contract at the club expires in the summer of
2021.
The 33-year-old has won five ballon
d’Ors, four UEFA best player awards. He also has five Champions League titles
among several other trophies including the 2016 UEFA European Championship with
Portugal. NAIJ.com recently reported that the most successful player in the
history of the UEFA Champions League, Cristiano Ronaldo distinguished himself
from Liverpool's Mohamed Salah.
He said both are different players
playing different positions for their respective clubs, adding that his strong
points are his head and his left foot, compared to Salah who plays from the
other flank.
He has won five Champions League titles in his
career after helping Real Madrid to their 13th UEFA UCL title.
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