Ronaldo Rules: 1 (Football Superstars)

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It was Real Madrid’s 500th goal in the Champions League—and he was the man who scored the 400th too. Gareth Bale n/a - Got a big ovation in his home city after coming on, and could have scored after Ronaldo bust a gut to set him up. Football was always my passion. It was always what I enjoyed most doing.’ -Cristiano Ronaldo Becoming the best Cristiano Ronaldo has scored in three different Champions League finals (2017, 2014 and 2008), more than any other player. Cristiano Ronaldo 9 - The man for the big occasion, drilling home the opener and then bagging the third for his 600th career goal for club and country.

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The long, arduous journey to European glory culminated under the roof in Wales, where Zinedine Zidane's men showed their killer instinct to win the title for the third time in four seasons. Ronaldo scored twice – taking his career tally of goals for club and country to 600 – as Zinedine Zidane’s men thrashed Juventus 4-1 in Cardiff. But Juventus' dreams of a first Champions League title in 21 years ended in heartbreak as Madrid upped the ante, regaining their lead as Casemiro's 30-yard drive flew home via a deflection. Here’s a look at the variety of records the former Manchester United man broke with his display in Cardiff… Dani Alves 5 - A shame for the Brazilian that he couldn’t keep up his fine form in the tournament, with little offensive impact.Luka Modric 8 - The Croatian is one of the most delightful players to watch on the planet. Style and substance, he was fundamental in Madrid’s second half spectacle. Max Allegri’s Serie A standard bearers didn’t get the breaks – two of Real’s goals were aided by deflections – but the Italians have now been beaten in five finals since last being crowned champions of Europe 21 years ago. Isco 7 - Deserved to start the final but struggled to find his way into the game as Juventus started strongly. The longer it went on, the better he got, and so did his team. Miralem Pjanic 6 - Fought hard in midfield but beyond forcing Navas into an early stop, will be disappointed with his game. What did Cristiano do to become a five-time winner of the Ballon d’Or, as the best footballer in the world, and what can we learn from him about what it takes to become the best? Following his dream

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Juventus had performed with such distinction in this Champions League that many experts understandably had them as favourites - instead they ended heavily beaten by a ruthless and wonderfully gifted side. Juventus come up short once more However, with his two-goal, match winning performance in the 2017 Champions League final between Real Madrid and Juventus, the Portuguese superstar has just set a whole new set of landmarks. The cruelty of the game was illustrated by the agony on his face as he reached in vain for Casemiro's long-range shot, which was deflected tantalisingly out of his reach off Sami Khedira's heel. I scored two goals in the final and I’m the top scorer in the competition this season. So I’m happy.Gonzalo Higuain 6 - Threatened early on and then teed up Mandzukic, working hard throughout but it wasn’t enough.

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Gianluigi Buffon was the third oldest player to feature in a European Cup final at 39 years and 126 days old. Mario Mandzukic (Bayern Munich, Juventus) became the third player to score in a European Cup/Champions League final for two different teams after Velibor Vasovic (Partizan Belgrade, Ajax) and Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Real Madrid).

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Keylor Navas 6 - Fine save to deny Miralem Pjanic but a top level goalkeeper might have clawed out Mandzukic’s strike. Juventus played their part in a thrilling contest. But tough-nut defenders Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini just couldn’t handle Ronaldo. Sergio Ramos 6 - Booked in the first half and his disgraceful playacting to see Cuadrado dismissed tarnished his individual display. He won’t care one iota though.