Real Madrid's goal-scoring machine, Cristiano Ronaldo, has several records in sight which he will be looking to break in the 2014/15 season.
Having already drawn level with Alfredo Di Stefano and Telmo Zara for the highest number of hat-tricks scored in the Spanish La Liga (22), Ronaldo is in line to make the record his own, after scoring at least three on three occasions this season already. He could be scoring another hat-trick any day now…
Besides that, the 29-year-old has 13 goals in six La Liga games this season, averaging 2.167 goals per game. If he continues to score at that rate, he will easily surpass Lionel Messi's record haul of 50 goals in a season and could potentially even hit the back of the net as many as 80 times.
The Portuguese star is also fourth on Real Madrid's all-time goal-scoring list in the Spanish League. With 190 goals in 170 appearances for the club. Raul, who scored 228 in 550 appearances, will see his record obliterated in nearly half the time it took him to reach his total by Ronaldo if his former teammate can, indeed reach the 80 goal mark this season.
The final record Ronaldo can break this season is also currently held by Raul. The Spanish forward holds the record for most goals scored in the UEFA Champions League, with 71 strikes. Ronaldo's tally is currently 69 and, given that Real Madrid have a minimum of four games to play this season, Ronaldo can easily add two more strikes to match the former Spanish captain's record, considering that Ronaldo's goal scoring ratio is 0.66 goals per game in the Champions League.
Ronaldo already holds the record for the most goals scored in a single European campaign, with 17 strikes in 2013/14, and is the all-time leading goal-scorer for his country, with 51 goals. However, if he manages to maintain his form and keep himself away from the treatment table, Ronaldo may just set a new precedent and outperform the high standards that he's already set himself in his illustrious career.
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