Cristiano Ronaldo has broken Lionel Messi's goals record for a single
Champions League season following his strike in Real Madrid's
encounter with Bayern Munich.
The 29-year-old's goal in Tuesday's semi-final
second-leg clash with the Bavarians at the
Allianz Arena took his tally for the 2013-14
season to 15.
Ronaldo has now netted one more than Messi's
previous record, with the Argentine registering
14 times in 11 games during the 2011-12
tournament.
Remarkably, the Portuguese has bettered the
Barcelona forward's tally in just 10 outings this
term, having missed the group game at home to
Galatasaray.
No player has ever scored at such a rate in
Europe's premier club cup competition.
Messi's average during his record-breaking
2011-12 season was a goal every 70.71 minutes,
while Ruud van Nistelrooy was even more
prolific during Manchester United's run to the
quarter-finals in 2003.
The Dutchman netted 12 times in total, giving
him an average of a goal every 57 minutes.
Ronaldo, 29, has hit double figures in the
Champions League in three consecutive seasons
after netting 12 and 10 strikes in 2012-13 and
2011-12 respectively.
The former Manchester United man is likely to
get the chance to further add to his tally in the
remainder of the competition with Madrid on
their way to the semi-finals.
