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– Cristiano Ronaldo inspired Juve to a 3-0 victory over Dynamo Kyiv in the Champions League
– Following the strike, the Portuguese striker has now scored 750 professional goals
– Ronaldo also makes it 71 goals in the Champions League and he overtakes Messi who has 70
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Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed his 750th career goal on Wednesday night, December 2, when Juventus defeated Dynamo Kyiv in their penultimate Champions League group fixture at the Allianz Stadium.
Ronaldo was at the end of a low cross as he made a simple tap-in at the near post to make it 2-0 in the 57th minute
His goal in the encounter means the former Manchester United and Real Madrid striker has now scored 71 home goals in the competition, overtaking arch rival Lionel Messi who has 70.
The Old Lady had opened the scoring Federico Chiesa in the 21st minute, before Alvaro Morata completed the rout to make it 3-0.
Messi registered his 70th goal in the competition during Barcelona’s famous 2-0 win over Juventus in Turin on October 28, a match Ronaldo was sidelined, no thanks to positive coronavirus.
Federico Bernardeschi had conceded a penalty after tripping Ansu Fati inside the danger area, before the Barcelona captain stepped-up to score from the spot making it 70 goals in 74 Champions League matches.
Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates a goal.
Photo: Chris Ricco
Source: Getty Images
Messi was not in action during Barcelona’s 4-0 rout of Dynamo Kyiv on the night Ronaldo grabbed a goal to overtake the Argentine.
And this is coming barely 24 hours that CR7 bagged the 2020 Golden Foot Award after the Juventus striker beat arch-rival Lionel Messi as well as Robert Lewandowski to win the prize.
The award which is organised by the World Champions Club company also had the likes of Neymar, Sergio Aguero, Sergio Ramos among the nominees for the 2020 edition.
Others are Chiellini, Gerard Pique, Mohamed Salah and Arturo Vidal, but it was the Portuguese legend that took home the award named ‘Vecchia Signora’.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that Neymar scored a sensational brace to inspire Paris Saint-Germain to a stunning 3-1 win over Man United in a thrilling Champions League clash played at Old Trafford on Wednesday night, December 2.
PSG came into the match knowing too well only victory can assure them a place in the next round of the tournament following false start to the campaign.
United, on the other hand, were out in search of just a point from the fixture to confirm their place in the knockout stage, but the visitors grabbed all three-points.
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