Cristiano Ronaldo scored against Galatasaray and once again proved himself to be a decisive factor at the most important times in the Champions League. The Whites’ forward has scored in five consecutive knock-out ties in the European competition and the streak started in the round of 16 last season against CSKA Moscow. In total, in the last ten matches in the knock-out stage Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 12 goals.
Against the Turkish team, Real Madrid fans celebrated the forward’s goal on another great European night. In this run of matches, the Portuguese player has scored a brace in front of his home fans against CSKA Moscow, APOEL Nicosia and Bayern Munich. Also, in the round of 16 against Manchester United he scored the header that turned the tie around. As a Real Madrid player, Cristiano Ronaldo’s record in the Champions League is 34 goals in 38 matches.
| CRISTIANO RONALDO’S RECENT CHAMPIONS LEAGUE KNOCK-OUT STAGE MATCHES | ||
| DATE | RESULT | GOALS |
| 21-02-2012 | CSKA 1-1 Real Madrid (1/8 first leg) | 1 |
| 14-03-2012 | Real Madrid 4-1 CSKA (1/8 second leg) | 2 |
| 27-03-2012 | APOEL 0-3 Real Madrid (1/4 first leg) | - |
| 04-04-2012 | Real Madrid 5-2 APOEL (1/4 second leg) | 2 |
| 17-04-2012 | Bayern Múnich 2-1 Real Madrid (1/2 first leg) | - |
| 25-04-2012 | Real Madrid 2-1 Bayern Múnich (1/2 second leg) | 2 |
| 13-02-2013 | Real Madrid 1-1 Manchester United (1/8 first leg) | 1 |
| 05-03-2013 | Manchester United 1-2 Real Madrid (1/8 second leg) | 1 |
| 03-04-2013 | Real Madrid 3-0 Galatasaray (1/4 first leg) | 1 |
| 09-04-2013 | Galatasaray 3-2 Real Madrid (1/4 secon | |