Super striker Cristiano Ronaldo again made history on Monday when he netted his 700th goal.
He secured the crest during Portugal-Ukraine Euro match, scoring the only goal his country had against Ukraine’s 2.
Ukraine advanced to the Euro 2020 finals after an impressive first half helped them to a 2-1 home win over Portugal in Group B on Monday.
The result, according to Reuters/NAN, left Ukraine top of the section on 19 points from seven games, eight more than second-placed European champions, Portugal who have a game in hand.
Third-placed Serbia are on 10 points from six games after an Aleksandar Mitrovic brace gave them a 2-1 win at Lithuania.
Luxembourg have four points from six games and the Lithuanians prop the group with one point from seven matches.
First half goals by Roman Yaremchuk and Andriy Yarmolenko fired Ukraine into a 2-0 lead before Ronaldo reduced the arrears with a 72nd-minute penalty.
Taras Stepanenko was sent off for the home side for a second yellow card.
Meanwhile, Ronaldo has been speaking on the 700th goal feat.
While thanking his teammates and others he works with, he says he does not covet records, they come naturally to him.
he is quoted as saying:
“Not just anyone can reach this figure,” he told reporters. “Thank you to my team-mates, colleagues and coaches who have helped me to become the player I am.
“I am disappointed that we didn’t win, but proud of the team.”
“The last time I played at this ground I won the Champions League, a beautiful moment that is in the past. Today we played well but couldn’t win.
“Records come naturally – I don’t go looking for them; records are looking for me! Without having an obsession, they happen naturally.”
His Wiki profile indicates that over the course of his career, he has received five Ballon d’Or awards, the most for a European player and is tied for most all-time. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Ronaldo holds the record for most goals in the UEFA Champions League (127), the UEFA European Championship (9), the FIFA Club World Cup (7), and the UEFA Nations League Finals (3), as well as most goals scored in a UEFA Champions League season (17). He has scored 700 career goals for club and country.[4] Moreover, he is also the first player in history to win four European Golden Shoes.
Collectively, Ronaldo has won between 28 and 31 trophies in his career,[b] including six league titles, five European Cups and one European Championship. He has also attained 16 titles from friendly competitions. All in all he had won over 300 trophies and medals by May 2019, with some of them dating back to his childhood.
