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Cristiano Ronaldo surpasses the historical barrier of 800 goals, but his goal points beyond personal marks.
It was only a matter of time before Cristiano Ronaldo surpassed yet another milestone in his already prolific career as a striker.
On Thursday, December 2, 2021, the Portuguese surpassed the historical figure of 800 goals with a double in Manchester United's game against Arsenal that ended in favor of the Red Devils 3-2.
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Cristiano, now with 801 goals, is chasing the mark of the Czech Josef Bican, who according
to FIFA's record
is the all-time top scorer with 805 goals in 530 games.
However, the 36-year-old forward's first message on social media was to give encouragement to his team and regain lost ground in the Premier League, where United marches in seventh place in the table and far from the places in European competitions. .
"Our minds are already set on the next game. There is no time to celebrate. Today's triumph serves to rebuild the path, but we still have a long road ahead of us until we reach our destination. Congratulations to all my teammates, they showed great spirit. tonight. And especially to our followers, we couldn't do it without you, "the Portuguese posted in a message on his Instagram account.
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In the Champions League, Manchester has had a better outlook than in the Premier and, in the absence of a date for the closing of the group stage, they have already secured their place in the round of 16 with 10 points in Group F.
Cristiano Ronaldo's goals in his professional career
5 with Sporting (Portugal).
130 with Manchester United (England).
450 Real Madrid (Spain).
101 Juventus (Italy).
115 Portugal (Senior National Team).
Cristiano is the top scorer for the Portuguese team and the highest national team scorer with 115 goals.
He is looking to go to his fifth World Cup in Qatar 2022, but first he will have to see himself in the playoff against Italy.
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