Cristiano Ronaldo has Europe's top four all-time leading marksmen in his sights after ending a productive week on duty with Portugal with five goals in two games.The Real Madrid man registered his first 'poker' (four goals in a match) in Friday's 6-0 home victory against Andorra and added one more on Monday as the European champions defeated the Faroe Islands by the same scoreline. Those results moved Portugal up to second in Group B of the European Qualifiers, while Ronaldo's tally of 66 goals from 135 caps is good enough for sixth on the all-time list, leapfrogging Zlatan Ibrahimović this
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What records can Ibrahimović break with United?
'Zlatan' is now a verb in the Swedish dictionary (meaning: to give an outstanding display of skill) and the Blågult's all-time top scorer (62 international goals) left his last club Paris Saint-Germain laden with honours.In four years in the French capital, Zlatan Ibrahimović became Paris's all-time leading marksman, while his goal against Zorya for United last week means he is only the third player to score for seven clubs in UEFA competition. What are his chances of setting more records at Manchester United? Zlatan Ibrahimović's European statsUEFA Champions League appearances... UEFA.com - News
Dortmund six-shooters wreck Legia’s comeback
Borussia Dortmund made an emphatic statement of intent in UEFA Champions League Group F by putting six unanswered goals past Legia Warszawa.The Polish champions are back on European club football's greatest stage for the first time since 1995/96 having negotiated three qualifying rounds. However, Besnik Hasi's side may not yet feel like they belong there, after conceding three goals inside 17 minutes on their comeback appearance. First Mario Götze nodded Ousmane Dembele's left-wing cross past Arkadiusz Malarz. Then, from one Raphaël Guerreiro free-kick, Sokratis Papastathopoulos headed the second; and follo... UEFA.com - News
Astra oust West Ham, Osmanlıspor power on
West Ham United's hopes of winning a European trophy in their first season at the London Stadium were ended when they were beaten 1-0 at home by Astra Giurgiu in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday. Held 1-1 in the first leg of their play-off tie in Romania, Slaven Bilić's team fell to a goal just before half-time from Portuguese midfielder Filipe Teixeira and were unable to break down their opponents in the second half, going out 2-1 on aggregate. Tiago Pinto's two goals helped competition debutants Osmanlıspor secure a 3-0 aggregate win against last season's surprise package, Midtjylland. Italian club Sassuolo also completed a 3-0 aggregate triumph on their... UEFA.com - News
Brian Boyle’s Two Late Goals Not Enough; Penguins Defeat Lightning
Evgeni Malkin guaranteed a Game 6 victory and the Pittsburgh Penguins delivered. The Pens defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 to force a Game 7 at Pittsburgh, which will take place Thursday night. Jonathan Drouin got on the Bolts on the board early in the first period, but the goal was waived off after review as the play was ruled offsides. The Penguins used that break to their advantage as Phil Kessel responded with a 5-on-3 power play goal to give Pittsburgh the 1-0 lead. Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby added goals of their own in the second to give Pittsburgh a commanding 3-0 lead. But the Bolts struck in the third period
Messi’s 500 goals – where does it leave him?
Having reached 50 international goals last month, Lionel Messi made it 500 in senior football on Sunday as he found the net in Barcelona's 2-1 home loss to Valencia.The Argentina forward was unable to help his side avoid a costly defeat in the Liga race, but he ended a five-goal personal drought – his worst run since April 2010. UEFA.com analyses the figures to see what the 28-year-old can reasonably expect to achieve next.Career breakdown83: UEFA Champions League3: UEFA Super Cup5: FIFA Club World Cup309: Liga39: Spanish Cup11: Spanish Supe...
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