In Spain, "sleeping" Cristiano Ronaldo continues to improve records in the UEFA Champions League tournament. At the age of 32, the Portuguese player successfully played yesterday's match with Madrid's "Real" in Nicosia - the "white team" defeated APOEL 6-0, with C. Ronaldo scoring two goals. After two precise shots, the forward became the first player in the Champions League to score 18 goals in a calendar year. His previous best achievements also belonged to Portugal - in 2015 he scored 16 goals, and in 2013 - 15. C. Ronaldo also holds a somewhat unusual achievement - he is the player with the most assists in the Champions League in the past decade - 27. C. Ronaldo also became the top scorer in the Champions League while playing for one team. In total, the Portuguese player has already scored 98 goals in the Champions League tournament while playing for "Real". C. Ronaldo's statistics in the Champions League are truly impressive, but he needs to find the key to success in Spain as well. For example, the forward has scored eight goals in five European matches, while in the "La Liga" championship he has only scored once in eight matches. Key moments of yesterday's match:
