ronaldo closes on champions league goals record published: tuesday 12 april 2016, 23.00cet | uefa.com
cristiano ronaldo has moved within one goal of his own record for strikes in a uefa champions league season after his sensational hat-trick against wolfsburg.
cristiano ronaldo is set to rewrite the uefa champions league record books once again after taking his tally to 16 goals this term with a hat-trick as real madrid edged out wolfsburg in the quarter-finals.
the 31-year-old is now just one strike away from equalling his single-season record of 17 established in 2013/14, though he did achieve one new mark this evening: he is the first player to score three hat-tricks in the competition in one campaign.
ronaldo finished top scorer in 2007/08 (eight goals), 2012/13 (12), 2013/14 (17) and 2014/15, when he tied with lionel messi and neymar on ten. he is well on course to do it for a fifth time, helped by becoming the first player to reach double figures in a uefa champions league group stage in the autumn, ending up with 11.
ronaldo also has a clear lead over messi in the all-time uefa champions league scoring charts (93 goals to 83) and the pair are now level in terms of hat-tricks with five apiece.
most goals in a uefa champions league season 2013/14: cristiano ronaldo (real madrid) 17 2015/16: cristiano ronaldo (real madrid) 16 2011/12: lionel messi (barcelona) 14 2012/13: cristiano ronaldo (real madrid) 12 2011/12: mario gomez (bayern) 12 2010/11: lionel messi (barcelona) 12 2002/03: ruud van nistelrooy (manchester united) 12
