Cristiano Ronaldo Has received a special award honorary award for his outstanding goalscoring endeavors in the UEFA Champions League competition becoming the All-time top scorer.
This special award was handed over to him by UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin. in yesterday’s UCL draw. Ronaldo, who was handed his Champions League debut for Manchester United almost two decades ago, has recorded a prolific 140 goals in 183 games in his footballing Career.
Ronaldo’s goalscoring record at Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Juventus, has earned him 5 trophies in the process.
A legend in the house for the #UCLdraw 😏
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Ronaldo featured in six Uefa Champions League finals,one with Manchester United and four with Real Madrid winning five and losing one earning him the much coveted award.
When Pressed to single out his best title winning campaign, the Portuguese star striker stated:
“Well, it’s difficult to pick one but we always mention the first one. The first one is the most special one. I remember when I was in Manchester, I won and I scored in the final too; I missed a penalty too, but it was good. I remember that it was so special,” he revealed.
Cristiano Ronaldo though missed a penalty in the Final, he still holds on to memories of the 2008 cup fnal.
Finding the back of the net against Chelsea in a thriling encounter which ended 1-1 after the 12o Minutes. The Red Devils went on to win on penalty shootouts to clinch their third and last UEFA Champions League of the clubs history.
With UEFA revamping the Champions League groupings, the draw ended with some mouthwatering encounters.
