Champions League: Ronaldo, still executioner of Atlético, his favorite "victim"

This Wednesday, Cristiano Ronaldo will face Atlético Madrid for the 36th time in his career.

More than any other club.

More than Barça, whom he faced “only” 34 times.

A club that is doing quite well for the Portuguese.

A personal record of 25 goals and nine assists against the Colchoneros.

If it is often effective or even decisive against the people of Madrid, CR7 only wins half the time on average: 17 wins, nine draws and nine losses.

But in the Champions League, the top scorer in the history of the competition (140 goals) has never experienced elimination against the "Rojiblancos".

To discover

• Champions League fixtures and results

Read alsoTransfers: Cristiano Ronaldo can leave Manchester United in June on one condition

How Cristiano became the bane of Atletico in C1

Cristiano Ronaldo has faced the Madrid club ten times in his European career.

Only Lyon, with 12 games, has crossed its path more in the Champions League.

In ten games, the player trained at Sporting lost twice against Atlético de Madrid.

However, CR7 has always won his duel against Diego Simeone's players, to eliminate them or lift the trophy.

The first clash between the Portuguese and the Spanish team dates back to the 2013-2014 season.

Remember Madrid were in the lead for most of the game after a 36th-minute goal from Diego Godin, before Sergio Ramos' masterful helmet strike in added time to send both clubs into extra time.

Gareth Bale will give Real the lead, before a third goal from Marcelo and a penalty from Ronaldo at the very end of the game.

At the time, a certain Thibaut Courtois was in the cages of Atlético Madrid.

The two clubs have met four years in a row in the Champions League.

During the 2014-2015 season, the two teams from the Spanish capital faced off in the quarter-finals.

After a goalless draw in the first leg, Cristiano Ronaldo delivers Santiago-Bernabeu with an assist for Chicharito in the 88th minute of play. The stadium is furious, Real in half.

Read alsoThe transfer window newspaper: Manchester United will let Ronaldo leave next summer if ...

In 2015-2016, the two teams met again in the final.

Antoine Griezmann misses a penalty just after the break and the game ends 1-1.

The number 7 of the Casa Blanca will score the fifth and last shot on goal for his team, before lifting the third Champions League of his career.

In 2016-2017, the Portuguese crossed paths with Diego Simeone and his family in the semi-finals.

The native of Madeira disgusts his opponent in the first leg with a hat-trick, including two goals in the last 20 minutes.

Atlético's 2-1 victory in the second leg will not change the fate of this double confrontation.

Same penalty with the Juve jersey

A little respite the following season for the Colchoneros, before crossing paths with Cristiano again during the 2018-2019 season, from the round of 16.

But this time, CR7 is wearing the Juventus jersey.

The Rojiblancos won 2-0 at home in the first leg, before conceding – again – a hat-trick from Ronaldo a few weeks later.

History repeats itself again for Koke's partners.

The last clash between the ex-Turinois and Atleti was of lesser importance.

For the first time, the two faced each other in the group stages, during the 2019-2020 season.

A draw and a victory for Juventus.

The Portuguese was not directly involved in any of his three goals in the two games.

Read alsoPSG: a crazy summer transfer window with the arrivals of Zidane and Ronaldo?

Still fit at 37

This Wednesday, Cristiano Ronaldo will face Atlético Madrid for the 11th time in his career in Europe, the fourth double confrontation.

And the least we can say is that the one who celebrated his 37th birthday on February 5th still makes the Champions League his favorite playground.

This season, the Portuguese has scored six goals in five games during the group stages.

He's been involved in 55% of the Red Devils' goals in the competition.

Often decisive goals.

CR7 brought "by itself" five of Manchester United's eleven points in this group F. The Mancunians finished first in their group, one point ahead of Villarreal.

"

," explains Bruno Fernandes, Ronaldo's club and national teammate.

“

»

The only other player present in the ten confrontations between Cristiano Ronaldo and Atlético Madrid, Koke will be out of the match this Wednesday.

The usual Colchoneros captain is suffering from a thigh injury, as his club said on Tuesday.

Not yet a Rojiblanco in the first clash, Jan Oblak will play his tenth Champions League match against CR7 this Wednesday.

If the Slovenian completes the match, he will become the player to have faced Ronaldo for the longest time in the Champions League, with 930 minutes spent in the net against the Portuguese.

Read alsoJuventus: on loan from Atletico, Morata wants to stay in Turin, despite the arrival of Vlahovic