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Cristiano Ronaldo by numbers: The Real Madrid star's record-breaking Champions League stats

Cristiano Ronaldo turns away from goal after scoring Real Madrid's second
Image: Cristiano Ronaldo now has 100 Champions League goals to his name

We breakdown Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo's record-breaking 100 Champions League goals after his latest hat-trick against Bayern Munich on Tuesday night.

The prolific Portugal international's treble not only helped his side progress into the Champions League semi-finals for the seventh straight season, but it also saw him become the first player to reach a century of goals in Europe's premier club competition.

Manchester United's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (R) and Wayne Rooney celebrate Ronaldo's second goal after scoring the third  goal against WIgan A
Image: Ronaldo's first-ever Champions League goal came 12 years ago for Manchester United against Debrecen

Ronaldo's ton, scored in just 137 matches, includes 85 goals for Real and 15 for previous club Manchester United.

The 32-year-old scored just once in his first 32 European fixtures for Sir Alex Ferguson's team, against Debrecen back in 2005, while he had to wait until October 2012 for his first hat-trick.

MADRID, SPAIN - APRIL 18:  Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid CF shows the ball as a gift for his hat trick after the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final sec
Image: Ronaldo celebrates his hat-trick against Bayern Munich on Tuesday

Since then, though, Ronaldo has managed to register five more Champions League hat-tricks, with Tuesday's against Bayern now making the Bavarians his favourite opponent to face in the competition.

The 2013/14 campaign is Ronaldo's most successful in front of goal, with the playmaker recording a single-season record 17 Champions League strikes as Real finally won La Decima.

Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid CF reacts during the La Liga match between Real Madrid CF and Deportivo Alaves
Image: Ronaldo has scored six Champions League hat-tricks during his career

The Portuguese netted in eight straight encounters during that impressive run, culminating with his successful penalty in Madrid's 4-1 extra-time win over Atletico in the final.

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Cristiano Ronaldo's European numbers in detail….

137 - Champions League games played

103 - UEFA club competition goals

100 - Champions League goals for Real Madrid and Man Utd

85 - Champions League goals for Real Madrid

83 - Champions League goals from inside the area

68 - Champions League goals with right foot

51 - Champions League home goals

51 - Champions League group-stage goals

49 - Champions League knockout goals

47 - Champions League away goals

33 - Champions League assists

21 - Champions League goals between minutes 16 and 30

20 - Champions League goals in the final quarter of an hour of games

17 - Champions League goals from outside the area

17 - Champions League headed goals

17 - Most goals in a UEFA Champions League season (2013/14)

16 - Champions League yellow cards

16 - Champions League goals between minutes 46 and 60 of games

15 - Champions League goals for Man Utd

15 - Champions League goals between minutes 61 and 75

15 - Champions League goals with his left foot

13 - Champions League goals in the opening quarter of an hour of games

12 - Direct free-kick goals in the Champions League

12 - Champions League goals between minutes 30 and 45

11 - Champions League penalties

9 - Champions League goals against Bayern Munich (only Barcelona's Lionel Messi has scored as many versus a single opponent - Arsenal)

6 - Champions League hat-tricks (against Ajax, Galatasaray, Shakhtar Donetsk, Wolfsburg, Malmo - who he scored four against - and Bayern)

5- seasons in which he has scored at least 10 goals in the competition (he is on seven after the quarter-finals this season)

3 - Champions League titles

3 - Champions League goals after the 90th minute of games

2 - Champions League goals on neutral ground

0 - Champions League red cards

0 - Champions League goals against Barcelona in five meetings

Most Champions League goals

Cristiano Ronaldo 100
Lionel Messi 94
Raul 71
Ruud van Nistelrooy 56
Karim Benzema 51
Thierry Henry 50
Andriy Shevchenko 48
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 48
Filippo Inzaghi 46
Didier Drogba 44

Ronaldo being Ronaldo, however, means the frontman will no doubt already be eyeing up more potential records to break.

The Madrid star has 395 career strikes for Real and could get nearer the 400-goal mark in Sunday's Clasico against Barcelona, live on Sky Sports.

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Potential Cristiano Ronaldo records on the horizon…

400 - Real Madrid goals

150 - Goals in all UEFA club competitions

100 - Champions League goals for Real Madrid

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