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Cristiano Ronaldo by numbers: The World Player of the Year's Champions League records

Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid celebrates during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second leg match against Schalke
Image: Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 75 Champions League goals in his career to date

Cristiano Ronaldo's two goals for Real Madrid against Schalke on Tuesday night saw the Portuguese break yet more records in the Champions League.

And these are the Ballon d'Or winner's standout numbers in Europe’s premier club competition:

111 – Total appearances in the Champions League

78 – Goals in total in European competitions, more than any other player

75 – Champions League goals (excluding qualifying rounds), the joint-most with Barcelona’s Lionel Messi

60 – Goals for Real in the Champions League

59 – Games played for Real in the Champions League

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43 – Goals with his right foot for Real in the Champions League

40 – First Real player to score 40+ goals in five consecutive seasons

37 – Champions League knockout goals, more than any other player

36 – Scored or assisted a goal every 36 minutes against Schalke (10 goals in 360 minutes)

32 – Goals away from home for Real in the Champions League

30 – Assists in total in the Champions League

28 – Knockout matches won in the Champions League, more than any other player

28 – Goals at home for Real in the Champions League

18 – Braces he has scored in the Champions League, more than any other player

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17 – Goals scored in total in the 2013/14 Champions League, a record for a single tournament

14 – Yellow cards in total in the Champions League

12 – Consecutive matches away from home he has scored in for Real, a record

11 – Cities he has scored in the Champions League knockout phase (Manchester, London, Moscow, Dortmund,
Gelsenkirchen, Munich, Rome, Istanbul, Madrid, Lisbon, Oporto)

11 – Goals with his left foot for Real in the Champions League

8 – Goals in eight Champions League games in 2014/15

7 – Countries he has scored in the Champions League knockout phase (Spain, Italy, England, Portugal, Russia, Turkey and Germany)

7 – Penalties for Real in the Champions League

7 – Champions League goals against Schalke in just four games, the joint-most against any team

6 - Goals with his head for Real in the Champions League

2 – Champions League titles

2 – He is the only player to score in a Champions League final for two different clubs (2008 and 2014)

1.02 – averages more than a goal a game in the Champions League for Real – the best record for any player at a single club (minimum 5 games)

1 – Headed goals for Real outside the Santiago Bernabeu

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