Cristiano Ronaldo says his overhead kick for Real Madrid against Juventus is the favourite of his 701 career goals.
The Portuguese star reached the historic 700-goal milestone while playing for his country earlier in October, a simple penalty in a defeat to Ukraine.
The 700th goal came in his 973rd game, of which he scored at least once in 458 of them, over 17 years.
Ronaldo has spent the majority of his career at Real Madrid so it is of no surprise that his favourite strike came for Los Blancos, and after a few attempts.
“Seven hundred goals, it’s an impressive total that makes me all the more proud that few players have reached,” he told France Football.
“If you ask me to choose (a favourite], I would say the goal against Juventus because it’s a goal I’ve been trying to score for years.”
Ronaldo said following the game in April 2018 that it was “probably the best (goal) of my career”, adding: “It was spectacular … it’s a goal that will live long in the memory.”
It was the second of two goals Ronaldo scored on the night as Real Madrid won 3-0 on their way to a 4-3 aggregate win in the Champions League quarter-finals.
Juventus fans stood and applauded Ronaldo as he celebrated, with the player swapping Madrid for Turin a few months later in a €100million move.
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