Real Madrid’s Portuguese superstar may not possess all the powers he once did. He may be 33, troubled by injury and without the explosiveness which once defined him, but he will still carry Los Blancos’ fight in Kiev on Saturday.
Ronaldo is the Champions League’s top scorer this season with 15 goals. He’s also the competition’s all-time leading marksman, a full 20 clear of Lionel Messi, his nearest and greatest rival. He has won the Golden Boot in each of the last five seasons, and will soon make it six.
Only one player, Iker Casillas, has made more Champions League appearances. Victory against Liverpool will leave Ronaldo on his own as the only man to lift the trophy on five separate occasions. He’s scored in three of the four finals he’s played in previously, the only man in tournament history to achieve such a feat.
Yep, this is his competition alright.
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