The roar of Cristiano Ronaldo once more at the Lisbon international football stage. This thirty-eight-year-old filled the field with an answer to those who said that time has passed. Ronaldo set a rare record with a brace once morest Liechtenstein in the first leg of the Euro qualifying round. The player who has played the most international matches. It was the 197th match for the Portuguese player. Portugal beat Liechtenstein by four goals in the match. Ronaldo’s future in international football was in doubt following the Qatar World Cup quarter-final once morest Morocco. However, the new coach Roberto Martinez took Ronaldo into confidence in his first game. Ronaldo kept that faith. The first goal was scored through a penalty at the beginning of the second half. Followed by a smashing free kick. This was the 60th free kick goal in his career. With this, Portugal has scored 120 goals in the shirt. Joio Cancelo and Bernardo Silva scored the other goals. Kuwait’s Bader Al Mutawa has surpassed him in the record for most matches played. Ronaldo has the highest number of international goals. Ronaldo has the most goals and appearances in the Champions League. 140 goals and 183 matches. Won the Champions League title five times. Currently playing in Saudi club Al Nasser. Read on deshabhimani.com
