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If Dynamo Kiev goalkeeper Heorhii Bushchan needs any consolation, it had happened 749 times before.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 750th goal in a phenomenal career on Wednesday, finding the net in the Juventus Champions League clash with the Ukrainian team. Ronaldo reached his last milestone when he tapped from the goal line to give Juve a 2-0 lead in Turin.
His goal was its 75 for the BianconeriAlthough the vast majority, 450 to be exact, were scored during a record stint with Real Madrid. A hero in Madrid, Manchester United and now JuventusSome of Ronaldo’s incredible ankle boots have been cold classics.
Here, we review ten of his best goals.
Manchester United v Portsmouth: January 30, 2008
Perhaps the best free kick Ronaldo has ever thrown in his career.
The Portuguese developed his reputation as a set pieces master at United and threw a phenomenal 25-yard effort on David James as part of a double to send Alex Ferguson’s team to the top of the Premier League.
His knuckle technique sent the ball into the upper right corner for one of his defining moments at Old Trafford.
Porto v Manchester United: April 15, 2009
He had absolutely no right to score this. Back in his homeland for the Champions League quarter-finals against Porto, Ronaldo scooped the ball up in the middle of the opponent’s court, knocked it off his feet and sent a searing blow that flew past Helton to seal a 1-0 win at Estadio do Dragao and 3-2 aggregate win.
Almería – Real Madrid: April 15, 2010
Ronaldo has become more of a penalty poacher in recent seasons, but this effort against Almería was a reminder of just how devastating it could be to start with the ball out of the box. Rafael van der Vaart regained possession in the half del Almería and The ball was worked on to Ronaldo, who accelerated past two challenges, left a third defender dead with a step and then drilled him with his left foot. The visitors would go on to win 2-1.
Sevilla v Real Madrid: December 17, 2011
Sevilla got tired of watching Ronaldo during their time in Spain, after all he scored 27 times against them, but this goal in a 6-2 win is perhaps the best of them. Picking up Karim Benzema’s pass from 30 meters, Ronaldo took advantage of the time and space that the defense gave him to launch a shot to the upper right corner, the deflection on the ball made him totally unstoppable. He was one of the three who scored that day at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán.
Real Madrid – Valencia: May 4, 2014
It wasn’t enough to keep Madrid’s title chase alive, but this was another goal that showed off Ronaldo’s killer instinct and prowess.
In second-half injury time, with Valencia 2-1 ahead, Ángel Di María volleyed a cross from the left and Ronaldo spun to score a high heel volley and snatch a point.
Real Madrid – Espanyol: January 31, 2016
Although his game had grown more refined since those early days as a buccaneer, Ronaldo proved here that he was not quite over when it came to solo runs and spectacular finishes. With Madrid already up 3-0 in what would be a 6-0 win, James Rodríguez’s pass veered into Ronaldo’s path and he did the rest, displaying brilliant footwork to leap past all three challenges. before shooting home from the edge of the area. with his left foot.
Hungary v Portugal: June 22, 2016
Portugal fell three times behind Hungary in Lyon during Euro 2016, and Ronaldo tied them on the second occasion with a display of great skill. The captain added a deft back-leg move to the center of Joao Mario down the right to make it 2-2, and disallowed Balazs Dzsudzsak’s second with a double. It was enough to send Portugal to the round of 16 and from there they claimed their first international title.
Juventus – Real Madrid: April 3, 2018
It’s arguably the best goal Ronaldo has produced. Drifting away from goal as Dani Carvajal dug a cross into the penalty spot from the right, the Portuguese rose through the air and connected with an impressive shot from above. His leg was at right angles to his body when he hit the sweetest of volleys that flew past an inactive Gianluigi Buffon. “It was incredible, probably the best of my career.”
Portugal v Spain: June 15, 2018
Having twice given his team the lead, Ronaldo found Portugal 3-2 against their Iberian neighbors in their thrilling opening match at the 2018 World Cup. While there was a sense of inevitability when he stood on a free kick in In the 88th minute, the execution was pure perfection: the power and the fall combined to leave David de Gea without a chance.
Juventus v Manchester United: November 8, 2018
Another decorated Portuguese was celebrating full time when José Mourinho watched his Manchester United team complete a 2-1 comeback. But Ronaldo struck first with a sumptuous and technically brilliant shot, seeing Leonardo Bonucci’s flush ball over his shoulder to volley home.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s first #UCL goal for Juve or Juan Mata’s free kick?
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