Ronaldo Cristiano’s Champions League Records As He Seals Al Nassr Move

• Cristiano Ronaldo's records in the Champions League set him apart as one of the best football players in the world
• Ronaldo always rose to the occasion on big Champions League nights, especially at Real Madrid
• His move to Saudi Arabia has seemingly put an end to a chance to better those scintillating records

Forget his struggles in recent months, Cristiano Ronaldo is arguably one of the best players to ever grace a football pitch. His successes in the last 10-plus years have cemented his legacy as one of the all-time greats.

His performances in the Champions League have particularly made him stand out with many fans calling him Mr Champions League. Like that time he singlehandedly knocked Atletico Madrid out by scoring a hat-trick in the second leg while at Juventus.

But it was at Real Madrid that he took his career to new heights. He joined the Spanish giants in 2009 having won the Champions League and a Ballon d'Or at Manchester United.

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In Spain, he modelled himself alongside Lionel Messi and used that rivalry to spur him to break records.

By the time he quit Real in 2018, he had added four more Champions League titles. He was part of the famous Zinedine Zidane team which won three consecutive titles.

Apart from the number of title won, Ronaldo is the highest scorer in the history of the competition with 140 goals. This record is however at risk with Messi only 11 goals behind. The Argentine is expected to stay in Europe for at least one more season and could close in on Ronaldo's record.

His goals have seen him finish as the top scorer in seven different seasons. Ronaldo is also the record appearance holder having featured 183 times.

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Ronaldo vs Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo was unveiled as a new Al Nassr player on December 30th after weeks of intense rumours.

Ronaldo joined the Saudi Arabian club on a free transfer following the termination of his contract by Manchester United in November.

With his move, Sports Brief reported that a potential clash between Ronaldo and Lionel Messi is in the offing as early as January 19th.