Ronaldo was rewarded for another record. In the last seconds he decided on the triumph – PRAVDA.sk

Cristiano Ronaldo started on Wednesday against Villarreal in a record 178th match in the Champions League. Manchester United saved the Portuguese footballer at the very end, scoring a decisive goal at 2: 1.

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29.09.2021 21:57, updated: 23:27

The United striker got ahead of the Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas in the number of starts in the prestigious competition.

Ronaldo played 101 matches in LM for Real Madrid, 23 of them added as a player of Juventus Turin, against Villarreal it was his 54th match in the jersey of the “red devils”.

He first appeared in the European Cup number one almost 18 years ago, when on October 1, 2003, he was part of the United line-up at VfB Stuttgart.

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The “Red Devils” were held in the first half by goalkeeper David de Gea, who neutralized the dangerous attempts of Arnaut Danjuma and Pac Alcacero.

After 53 minutes, the visitors tied it up at 1 – 1 when a fantastic pass from the left was finished off by Alcacera.

United didn’t wrap it up, after an hour of play, Alex Telles called the left back and when it seemed that the teams would share points, Jesse Lingard pushed the ball to Ronald and he decided.

With 136 goals, he ranks first in the historical ranking of gunners.

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