Rodrygo Goes Equals Ronaldo de Lima Record As Real Madrid Top Champions League Group F

• Rodrygo has now scored the same amount of Champions League goals as Ronaldo Nazario for Real Madrid
• The 21-year-old has now bagged 13 goals in the Champions League in 33 appearances, one more than in all other competitions combined for Los Blancos
• The reigning European champions demolished Celtic 5-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday

Red-hot forward Rodrygo Goes has matched the legendary Ronaldo de Lima for a Real Madrid record as the youngster scored on Wednesday night.

The Brazil prodigy netted the second of Real Madrid's five goals at the Santiago Bernabeu as Carlo Ancelotti's side raced out to a 5-1 win over Celtic.

By scoring in the Champions League, the 21-year-old equaled a club record set by his compatriot Ronaldo in Europe's premier club competition.

According to ESPN, Rodrygo has now scored 13 goals, the same amount of Champions League goals as Ballon d'Or winner for Real Madrid.

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Wednesday's goal was Rodrygo's third in the Champions League this season. He scored five in Real's triumphant 2021/22 campaign.

The Los Blancos' victory over Celtic saw the European champions cement their place on top of Group H, one point ahead of RB Leipzig who demolished Shakhtar Donetsk 4-0.

How Madrid defeated Celtic

Madrid quickly assumed a dominant lead with Luka Modric and Rodrygo netting first-half penalties, both given for handballs, while Josip Juranovic missed one for the bottom-of-the-group Scots.

Marco Asensio netted the third early in the second half on what proved a stroll for the record 14-time winners, Vinicius Junior turned home the fourth from Fede Valverde's cross and the Uruguayan smashed in a fifth himself.

The comprehensive victory over Ange Postecoglou's side, who pulled one back with an impressive Jota free-kick, left them a point above second-place Leipzig, with the German side beating Shakhtar Donetsk 4-0.

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Rodrygo eulogises Neymar

Real Madrid forward Rodrygo de Goes has revealed the best Brazilian player he has played with.

Rodrygo, who has had a blistering start to the season, named former Barcelona star Neymar as his best Brazilian teammate, ahead of Real Madrid colleague and best friend Vinicius Junior.

Despite spending the past three seasons with Madrid and playing alongside a number of Brazilian teammates at the Santiago Bernabeu, the 21-year-old preferred Neymar.