ronaldo scored 120 goals in ucl.
ronaldo scored 120 goals in ucl.
how many goals did ronaldo score in ucl?
120
at club level, messi and ronaldo have represented rivals fc barcelona and real madrid. the two players faced each other at least twice every season in the world's most popular regular-season club game, "el clásico" (among the most viewed annual sporting events), from ronaldo's arrival at real in 2009 until his transfer to italian club juventus f.c. in 2018. off the field, they are also the face of two rival sportswear manufacturers, messi of adidas and ronaldo of nike, which are also the kit suppliers of their national teams and the opposite for their clubs. the two highest paid players in football, messi and ronaldo are among the world's best paid sports' stars in combined income from salaries, bonuses and off-field earnings. in 2018, messi edged ronaldo on "forbes"' list of best-paid athletes, earning $111 million, with ronaldo next at $108 million. they have the two largest social media followings in the world among sportspeople with a combined 211 million facebook fans in 2019, ronaldo having 122 million and messi 89 million. as well as a combined 288 million followers on instagram as of 2019, ronaldo is the most followed individual on the entire service, with over 168 million followers whilst messi has 120 million followers.
ronaldo–messi rivalry
united were 3–0 up on aggregate after just 11 minutes at the emirates, meaning that arsenal needed four goals to make the final. it was the gunners who started better and dominated the early possession, but with united's first attack, cristiano ronaldo put in a deep cross. defender kieran gibbs slipped at the vital moment and park ji-sung slotted the ball into the net after just eight minutes. three minutes later, a 40-yard free kick from ronaldo beat manuel almunia to give united a 2–0 lead on the night. needing a four-goal swing, arsenal dominated possession but were unable to break united down. just after the hour mark, a breakaway from united saw ronaldo score his second and united's third less than 15 seconds after arsenal had taken a corner at the other end. with 15 minutes to go, darren fletcher was sent-off by referee roberto rosetti for bringing down cesc fàbregas in the penalty area, despite replays showing that fletcher made contact with the ball first. this red card meant that he would miss the final if united advanced. the resulting penalty was slotted home by robin van persie, but arsenal – needing four more goals to make the final – could not find momentum from the goal and the match ended 3–1, with a 4–1 aggregate win for united, who became the first team since juventus in 1997 to reach the champions league final the season after winning the tournament, and the first team to reach consecutive finals since valencia in 2001.
2008–09 manchester united f.c. season