cristiano ronaldo has the most goals in real madrid history.
cristiano ronaldo has the most goals in real madrid history.
who has the most goals in real madrid history?
cristiano ronaldo
real madrid rallied to defeat málaga at home 3–2 in the first leg of the round of 16 in the copa del rey on 3 january. defenders sergio sánchez and martín demichelis converted headers from corners to give málaga a 2–0 lead, prompting mourinho to bring on mesut özil, sami khedira and karim benzema at half-time. madrid then scored three goals through khedira, gonzalo higuaín and benzema over a ten-minute period for the victory. rui faria was again dismissed for protesting a refereeing decision. on 7 january, real madrid won their first la liga game of the year 5–1 against granada at home. prior to kickoff, iker casillas received an award from medical supplier sanitas for being the healthiest squad member during the past year as voted by fans. benzema opened the scoring following an özil backheel pass, one of his three assists in the match, but granada equalized three minutes later through mikel rico. sergio ramos, higuaín, benzema and cristiano ronaldo added further goals in the victory. real madrid extended their la liga lead to five points after barcelona drew against espanyol the following day. on 10 january, real madrid defeated málaga 0–1 in the second leg of the copa del rey and progressed to the quarter-finals 4–2 on aggregate. an error by málaga keeper willy caballero allowed benzema to score the winning goal in the 72nd minute. álvaro arbeloa made his 100th appearance for real madrid but was sent off late in the match. real madrid staged another comeback win on 14 january, defeating mallorca away 1–2. tomer hemed scored with a header in the 39th minute for mallorca before higuaín and josé callejón scored second half goals to give madrid the win. real madrid lost to barcelona at home in the first leg of the copa del rey quarter-finals on 18 january. ronaldo scored early, but second half goals from defenders carles puyol and eric abidal resulted in a 1–2 defeat. on 22 january, real madrid ended the first half of the season as league leaders with a five-point advantage after beating athletic bilbao at home 4–1. fernando llorente scored early for the visitors but real madrid eventually raced to clear 4–1 victory with two penalties from ronaldo and goals from marcelo and callejón. on 25 january, madrid was eliminated from copa del rey by barcelona after a 2–2 draw at camp nou; barcelona qualified 4–3 on aggregate. the home side was leading after the first half 2–0 with the goals from pedro and dani alves, despite real madrid being the dominating side. in the second half, real madrid leveled barcelona with the goals from ronaldo and benzema. on 28 january, real madrid extended their lead in la liga to seven points after beating real zaragoza home 3–1 while barcelona could only conjure up a goalless draw away to villarreal. zaragoza took the lead in the 11th minute when ángel lafita scored for the visitors. real madrid, however, once again came from behind to finish with a comfortable win with goals from kaká, ronaldo and özil.
2011–12 real madrid cf season
real madrid clinched a spot in the champions league knockout phase on 2 november when they defeated lyon away 0–2. ronaldo scored both goals to reach 100 competitive goals for real madrid in 105 matches. he beat lloris with a powerful free kick in the first half, which was real madrid's 900th goal in european competition, and a penalty kick in the second half. four days later, real madrid defeated osasuna 7–1 in their first ever noon kickoff, scheduled to cater to asian audiences. sixty million people watched the match from china as a result. prior to kickoff, ronaldo presented his 2010–11 european golden shoe award and the team supported former player antonio cassano, who recently suffered a stroke and underwent heart surgery, by wearing "forza cassano" shirts. ronaldo scored his fourth hat-trick in la liga, benzema netted two goals, and pepe and higuaín scored one each in the victory. di maría served three assists in the first half before tearing his hamstring early in the second half, and şahin made his real madrid debut as a substitute following six months of injury. real madrid defeated valencia away 2–3 on 19 november for their 11th consecutive victory, the longest in mourinho's managerial career. nicolás terol, champion of the 2011 grand prix motorcycle racing season 125cc class, ceremonially kicked off the match. benzema opened the scoring in the first half from a quickly taken alonso free kick, and sergio ramos doubled the lead from a corner in the second half. roberto soldado pulled a goal back for valencia before ronaldo avoided onrushing goalkeeper diego alves to restore a two-goal advantage. soldado scored again four minutes later, but valencia had an appeal for a handball in the penalty area turned down in stoppage time. three days later real madrid defeated dinamo zagreb 6–2 in their 1,500th official match at the santiago bernabéu to clinch top spot in their champions league group. despite resting ronaldo, iker casillas and pepe, real madrid scored four goals in the opening 20 minutes through benzema, callejón, özil and higuaín. callejón and benzema scored again after halftime before fatos bećiraj and ivan tomečak added late consolation goals. the win was also their 250th in uefa competitions. on 26 november, real madrid stretched their unbeaten streak against atlético madrid to 22 matches after a 4–1 home victory in the madrid derby. prior to kickoff, casillas was presented with a commemorative ball by florentino pérez for recently becoming the most capped spanish international of all time. atlético struck first through adrián, but shortly afterward goalkeeper thibaut courtois was sent off while conceding a penalty, converted by ronaldo. di maría finished a low cross from ronaldo early in the second half, and then higuaín extended the lead by capitalizing on a defensive error from diego godín. godín was later sent off for denying higuaín a clear goalscoring opportunity in the box and ronaldo converted another penalty. the victory coupled with barcelona's loss at gefate boosted real madrid's lead in la liga to six points. real madrid were again recognized by iffhs as "the world's club team of the month" after completing november with all victories.
2011–12 real madrid cf season