Ronaldo Champions League records in UEFA football history

Ronaldo Champions League records in UEFA football history

How many Champions League titles does Ronaldo have? Ronaldo Manchester United Forward has the most appearances (183) in the Champion league, most goals (140) in UCL, 42 assists in Champion league games, 189 International appearances in the European league, 117 International goals, and 14 European Champions League goals. Who has the most Champions League goals ever? Cristiano Ronaldo has 140 goals in all Champion League competitions, also Ronaldo has the most records in football history. Cristiano is UCL’s all-time top scorer and highest goal scorer of all time with 800 plus goals in his career in football followed by Messi with 700 plus goals in all games played. Ronaldo is one of the greatest footballers of all time currently playing at Manchester United as Centre Forward in 2022.

Cristiano Ronaldo has also scored for 38 different teams in Champions league titles. Some of Ronaldo’s Champions League records include; Most goals in a single Champion League season (2013/14) with 17 goals, Only player to score in 3x EUFA Champion League finals, 1st player to score 10 goals against a single club in Champion League and Most UEFA Champions League appearances. Here is a list of Ronaldo’s 25 Champion league records.

How many Champions League titles has Ronaldo broken?

How many Champions League Records has Ronaldo broken?
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Cristiano Ronaldo has broken eight champions League titles in all competitions in his career in football. He is also the player with most records in Champions League history playing at Man United, Real Madrid, and Juventus. However, Ronaldo has more goals and more appearances in UEFA Champions League competitions. Here is a list of Ronaldo’s 25 most amazing Champions League records:

  • Only player to score in 3x Champions League finals
  • Most hat-tricks in Champions League history (8x hat-tricks)
  • The First player to score 100 Champions League goals
  • Most goals in Champion League knockout phase with 66 goals
  • Most goals in Championship League history (128 goals)
  • Most goals in Single Season in Champion League with 17 goals in 2013/14
  • 5x Champions League wins in all competitions
  • Champions League top goal scorer with 7 goals
  • Only player to score 3 hat-tricks in Champions League season in 2015/16
  • Oldest player to score Champion League hat-trick at 34 years in 35 days
  • Most goals in Champion League knockout phase in one season with 11 goals.
  • First player to score 100 Champions League goals for one club (Real Madrid)
  • Most braces in Champions League history with 35 braces
  • Most Champions League games scored in a row with 11 goals
  • Only player to score 10 goals in 7x Conservative Champions League seasons
  • Most goals scored in Champions League finals (4 goals)
  • Most Champions League penalties scored with 16 goals (19 penalty shoots)
  • Most Champions League victories with 102 wins
  • Most Champions League opponents scored with 33 opponents
  • Most away Champions League games scored in a row with 12 goals
  • Most Champions League goals scored against a single opponent with 10 goals in Juventus

1. Ronaldo- Most Champions League goals

Ronaldo- Most Champions League goals
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Cristiano Ronaldo has the most Champions League goals ever with 140 goals in all competitions in different clubs namely; Man United, Real Madrid, and Juventus. The current goal scored by Ronaldo in Europa League is not considered on our list of UEFA Champion League goals.

Highest goal scorers in UEFA Champions League excluding goals from qualifying rounds

RankingsPlayers with Most Champions League goalsNo. of goals scored excluding qualifying rounds
1Cristiano Ronaldo140
2Lionel Messi125
3Robert Lewandowski89
4Karim Benzema86
5Raul Gonzalez71
6Rued Van Nistelrooy56
7Thomas Muller52
8Thierry Henry50
9Alfredo Di Stefano49
10Andriy Shevchenko48
Champions League all-time top scorers

2. Ronaldo- Most assists in UEFA Champions League

Ronaldo- Most assists in UEFA Champions League
Image Credit: Juventus

Cristiano Ronaldo has the most assists in UEFA Champions League history with 42 assists in all UCL competitions. Although there is still confusion about Ronald’s assists whereby Portuguese sources state 48 assists with other sources say 42 assists. Ronaldo is currently playing in Manchester United but has the most assists in UEFA Champions League history. He broke this record of 42 assists in 181 games OF UCL. Ronaldo is followed by Lionel Messi with 36 assists in Champions League, Di Maria follows our list with 35 assists with an incredible performance during the 2019/2020 season where he had 7 assists in 9 Champions League games.

Ryan Giggs is also among the top 4 players in UCL games with the most assist, he has 31 assists in Champions League, and then lastly Xavi Hernadez with 30 assists in 157 games played in UCL all competitions.

Most Champions League Assists

RankingsSoccer PlayerNo. of AssistsClubs Games Played
1Cristiano Ronaldo42Man United, Juventus, Real Madrid181
2Lionel Messi36Barcelona, PSG155
3Angel Di Maria35Juventus, PSG, Man United, Real Madrid98
4Ryan Giggs31Man United151
5Xavi Hernandez30Barcelona157
Players with Most Champions League Assists

3. Ronaldo- Most Champions League hat-tricks

Ronaldo- Most Champions League hat-tricks
Image Credit: Juventus

Cristiano Ronaldo has the most Champions League hat-tricks with eight hat-tricks seven hat-tricks scored with Real Madrid and the rest are scored by Man United and Juventus. Robert Lewandowski follows Ronaldo with five hat-tricks in all competitions with Bayern Munich. However looking at the braces, Ronaldo has 38 braces, followed by Lionel Messi with 34 braces winning his 38th brace with Man United in the group stage against Atlanta.

4. Ronaldo- Most Champions League Winner

Ronaldo- Most Champions League final wins
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Cristiano Ronaldo won most of the Champions League winners with 5 UEFA Champions League titles, 4x Champion league titles with Real Madrid, and 1x UEFA Champion league title from Man United. However, the former Real Madrid player Paco Gento has the most Championship titles with 6 titles in all competitions. Also, Karim Benzema, Luka Modric, Dani Carvajal, and Massaro have five UEFA Champion league titles with Real Madrid in all tournament history.

Seventeen more football players claim to have 5 European Championship title alongside Ronaldo, though he has the most goals in the Champions league. Ronaldo is currently playing in Europa League at Man United since has been struggling to participate in UEFA League since his signing with the Red Devils.

5. Ronaldo- 113 wins in the Champions League

Ronaldo- 113 wins in the Champion league
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Ronaldo is the only Portuguese player with the most wins in the Champions League titles. He has won 113 games in all competitions scoring against bigger teams like Atletico Madrid, Manchester City, and PSV. Ronaldo scored 54 goals at home and most strikes of 47, he scored 52 goals in the knockout stages leaving Messi with 37 goals in all competitions. Ronaldo scored the highest goals at Real Madrid of 498 total goals and was the first player to score a hat-trick against Atletico Madrid in European competitions. He is followed by Iker Casillas with 100 wins in Champions League titles.

6. Ronaldo- Most Champions League goals in a single season (2013/14)

Ronaldo- Most Champions League goals in a single season (2013/14)
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Ronaldo scored 17 goals in the 2013/14 season at Real Madrid in the La Liga league. He had scored more goals in 2011/12 therefore Ronaldo had scored 60 goals in one season. Fifty-plus goals in 6 seasons thus becoming the first player in football to do so scoring 450 goals in 438 matches. He was followed by Karim Benzema with 32 goals in the 2011/12 season, Gonzalo Higuain with 26 goals, and Jose Callejon with 13 goals in one season.

7. Ronaldo- Only player to score in three Champions League finals

Ronaldo- Only player to score in three Champions League finals
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According to Real Madrid news by Antonia M. Leal, Ronaldo was the first player ever to score in the 3x Champions League finals. Ronaldo achieved this record as a Man United player during the 2008 season with at least a goal in the Champion league finals. His first final was in 2008 with Man United against Chelsea with a draw of 1-1. There are only seven players who have scored multiple goals in Champion league finales namely; Messi, Gareth Bale, Raul, Mario Mandzukic, Sergio Ramos, and Samuel Etoo.

Ronaldo also scored his goals against Atletico Madrid while in Juventus in the 2017 La Decima Finals cup. This record was broken during the 120th minute during the penalty shootings in 2017.

8. Ronaldo- Most Champions League opponents scored with 33 opponents

Ronaldo- Most Champions League opponents scored with 33 opponents
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Ronaldo also holds a record for most Champions League titles opponents scored with 33 teams. Lionel Messi ranks first among the players who have scored the most goals against opponents in history, Messi scored against 36 clubs, followed by Raul and Ronaldo former Real Madrid players with 33 clubs. Also, Karim Benzema has broken the record five times after scoring 30 opponent clubs in the UEFA Champions league. Zlatan Ibrahimovic managed to score for 29 different clubs in Champions League competitions.

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FAQ’s of ronaldo champions league titles

Who is UCL King?

Cristiano Ronaldo is the all-time goal scorer with a total of 141 goals in all UEFA Champions league competitions.

Who has most records in football history?

Ronaldo has 815 goals in 1128 games played from 2001 to the present.

Who is the king of football now?

Ronaldo is the king of football and the all-time leading goal scorer with 800-plus goals in his career of football.

How many Guinness records does Ronaldo have?

Ronaldo has 5 Guinness World Records

Conclusion

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