My numbers don’t lie, says Ronaldo

By Daily Sports on June 5, 2017

Cristiano Ronaldo said that his "numbers don't lie" after his double helped Zinedine Zidane's Real Madrid side beat Juventus 4-1 in last Saturday champions league final in Cardiff.

A goal in each half took the Portuguese to 105 Champions League strikes as Real became the first side since AC Milan in 1990 to win back-to-back cups.

"This is one of the best moments of my career but it seems I am able to say that every year," he said.

"People won't be able to criticise me because the numbers don't lie."

Juventus were on top for large periods of an entertaining and open first 45 minutes, as Ronaldo's opener was cancelled out by Mario Mandzukic's superb overhead kick.

But Real were dominant after the break as efforts from Casemiro, Ronaldo again, and Marco Asensio sealed a 12th European Cup win and a third in four seasons.

Ronaldo has now scored at least twice as many Champions League goals as any other player in the quarter-finals (20), semi-finals (13) and finals (4).

He has won the Champions League on four occasions and has now scored 11 more goals in the competition than Barcelona's Lionel Messi - his nearest challenger.

"I feel like dancing," he said. "I consider myself a man of this house [Real Madrid].

"This club is really in my heart and we are going to enjoy this.

"I didn't expect that it was possible to defend this title, it is so difficult to win it once," he said. "To win it three times in four years means a lot.

"Everybody knows that Cristiano is very important. As a team we played very well in the quarter-finals, the semi-finals and the final but you need a guy to score the goals and he did it again."

*Photo shows Ronaldo in action for Real Madrid.

Source Daily Sports

Posted June 5, 2017


 

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