ronaldo has 42 goals in portugal.
ronaldo has 42 goals in portugal.
how many goals does ronaldo have in portugal?
42
on 4 march, real madrid extended their streak of wins in la liga to ten games by beating espanyol at home 5–0. cristiano ronaldo, sami khedira and kaká all scored in the impressive win, as did gonzalo higuaín, who scored twice. on 10 march, real madrid became the first team in the history of la liga to win ten consecutive away games after beating real betis 2–3 at the estadio benito villamarín. the home team started well after jorge molina scored early, but higuaín equalized just over ten minutes later. in the second half, madrid took the lead with a ronaldo goal, but betis equalized only a few minutes later with a strike from jefferson montero. ronaldo, however, scored his second of the night later on which turned out to be the winning goal and guaranteed the full three points for the whites. real madrid qualified to the quarter-finals of the champions league on 14 march by beating cska moscow at home by a score of 4–1, progressing 5–2 on aggregate. ronaldo netted a brace while higuaín and karim benzema both scored one in the victory, while the lone goal from cska was scored by zoran tošić. on 18 march, real madrid tied against málaga at the bernabéu 1–1 after an injury time free kick by santi cazorla. real madrid's only goal was scored by benzema. on 21 march, real madrid drew again 1–1, this time against villarreal, with ronaldo and marcos senna scoring the goals. after back-to-back draws, real madrid was on an advantage of just six points ahead of rivals barcelona. in the controversial game, mourinho was expelled from the match as was fitness trainer rui faria for the third time in his season. the referee gave sergio ramos a second yellow card for a tough challenge on nilmar and gave direct red to özil for sarcastically applauding his decision. pepe was also booked after the game for insulting the referee, which led to a two-game suspension for him. on 24 march, real madrid beat real sociedad 5–1, with two goals each from ronaldo and benzema and a single goal for higuaín. ronaldo averaged 1.01 goals by having 100 goals scored in la liga that day. on the following week, on 27 march, real madrid continued their good form in champions league by defeating opponent apoel in cyprus 0–3. benzema scored a header from a pass from kaká, who then scored the second one; benzema closed the game by scoring the third goal from an özil assist. on the last day of the month, real madrid beat osasuna away, 1–5. benzema scored a stupendous volley goal and ronaldo equally great 36-yard long range shot at goal. it was overall ronaldo's night, since he also scored another goal, a free kick that was deflected, and assisted two other goals. higuaín was the third player who got his name on the scoresheet, scoring twice. his last goal was the 100th goal for madrid in la liga this season.
2011–12 real madrid cf season
ronaldo was portugal's second-highest scorer in the european qualification for the 2006 fifa world cup with seven goals. during the tournament, he scored his first world cup goal against iran with a penalty kick in portugal's second match of the group stage. in the quarter-finals against england, his manchester united teammate wayne rooney was sent off for stamping on portugal defender ricardo carvalho. although the referee later clarified that the red card was only due to rooney's infraction, the english media speculated that ronaldo had influenced his decision by aggressively complaining, after which he was seen in replays winking at portugal's bench following rooney's dismissal. ronaldo went on to score the vital winning penalty during the penalty shoot out which sent portugal into the semi-finals. ronaldo was subsequently booed during their 1–0 semi-final defeat to france. fifa's technical study group overlooked him for the tournament's best young player award and handed it to germany's lukas podolski, citing his behaviour as a factor in the decision. following the 2006 world cup, ronaldo would go on to represent portugal in four qualifying games for euro 2008, scoring two goals in the process.
cristiano ronaldo