However, with his two-goal, match winning performance in the 2017 Champions League final between Real Madrid and Juventus, the Portuguese superstar has just set a whole new set of landmarks. Is Cristiano Ronaldo your ultimate football hero? In this REVISED edition, we bring you fully up to date with CR7's story so far and include his stats and achievements since he returned to Premier League in 2021. Last season many begrudged Real Madrid the Champions League because they didn’t play particularly well on the way to their 11th cup. Born on the small island of Madeira in a working-class neighbourhood, Cristiano followed his dream of becoming the best football player in the world. He dedicated his life and designed every action around how to improve his performance as a player. What an incredible scene. The city has done an immaculate job in hosting a great event. To win this at home is a great feeling, it’s been a hard season, I’ve worked tirelessly to get fit and these are your rewards.

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Luka Modric 8 - The Croatian is one of the most delightful players to watch on the planet. Style and substance, he was fundamental in Madrid’s second half spectacle. Filled with quizzes, stats and little known facts, plus illustrated and told with all the fun of a Tom Gates novel, the Football Superstars series is perfect for young readers five and up. It was Real Madrid’s 500th goal in the Champions League—and he was the man who scored the 400th too. As a child, Cristiano was very talented, much better than most of his teammates. He already dreamt of becoming the best in the world. Others were laughing at his dream, but Cristiano was serious. He was, however, living in a remote location, without the best opportunities to develop as a player.Unsurprisingly, having a healthy diet and resting well is one of the secrets of Cristiano Ronaldo to perform well when he is playing. Keylor Navas 6 - Fine save to deny Miralem Pjanic but a top level goalkeeper might have clawed out Mandzukic’s strike. Ronaldo scored twice – taking his career tally of goals for club and country to 600 – as Zinedine Zidane’s men thrashed Juventus 4-1 in Cardiff. But he ended the night as Real's hero, winning his third Champions League winners' medal for the Spanish club and fourth in total, as the 32-year-old continues to write new chapters in his glittering career.

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The Juve boss claims that he was disappointed with how his side faded out of the game after Real scored their second goal. The goal now is to win the next Champions League as we won this one, showing that we’re the best and taking advantage of the support we had right from the beginning. Real were unstoppable after the break, restoring their lead through Casemiro's deflected shot before Ronaldo scored at the near post from a cross by the outstanding Luka Modric. What did Cristiano do to become a five-time winner of the Ballon d’Or, as the best footballer in the world, and what can we learn from him about what it takes to become the best? Following his dream Sami Khedira 5 - Started off well but Madrid ended up dominating the game and he could not stop his old side controlling the play.He’s managed to escape all of the attention on the pitch, so he can now spend some time with his son down the tunnel.