Cristiano equals Raul and embarks on a legendary duel with Messi

 Cristiano equals Raul and embarks on a legendary duel with Messi

LIGABBVA.COM | EFE.- The Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo equaled the record scorer in another Madrid in the Champions League, which had Raúl González 71, after scoring the winning goal against Basel and take a pulse of the Argentine legend with the Barcelona Lionel Messi yesterday amounted to 74 points.

Cristiano did not miss his appointment with the goal in Basel, in the eleventh consecutive game that makes home in the Champions League in the last two years. It capped a brilliant move from French Karim Benzema with his fourth goal of the current edition Champions League and 26 throughout their season.

It was the day that amounted to Raul stopped playing in the elite. The 71 many who signed between Real Madrid and German Schalke, now the US Cosmos striker.

Cristiano Ronaldo adds 56 goals in 56 games with Real Madrid in the Champions League, to which must be added the 15 who won with Manchester United. He succeeds hours after seeing Messi beat the record of Raul with a triplet APOEL with extending a magical week in which he became the footballer scorer in league history after beating Telmo Zarra and League Champions.

The closely between Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi will be a matter to be discussed at the next meeting and also probably in the coming campaigns. The scorer voracity of both prolongs the bid for the world record in the 'Old Continent'. Raul brand remains in the memory.

Ranking of top scorers in the Champions League:

.1. Leo Messi 74

.2. Cristiano Ronaldo 71

.3. Raúl González 71

.4. Ruud Van Nistelrooy 56

.5. Thierry Henry 50

 Cristiano equals Raul and embarks on a legendary duel with Messi