Real Madrid maintained their winning momentum in the Champions League with a 3-1 victory over the German side, Schalke 04, confirming an easy progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions league with a 9-2 aggregate win.

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It was a particularly memorable night for the Portugese star, Cristiano Ronaldo who scored a double to help his team win this one, and keep the winning momentum ahead of El Clasico game with Barcelona. Except that, this two goals helped Ronaldo to match the goalscoring record of the great Ferenc Puskas in Real Madrid jersey who scored 242 goals.

With his efforts in front of goal Ronaldo maintains to be the only Real Madrid player to score more than a goal per game.The two-time Ballon d’Or winner first scored an opener in 21st minute and in 74th minute he restored the lead for the Galacticos.

What’s interesting in this record for Ronaldo, is that he managed to do so in only three years with Real Madrid , while Puskas the same have done in 5 years. Further more, Ronaldo has player 25 games fewer than Puskas.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s next goal will move him even more up into fourth place in the club’s all-time top goalscorers list, where Santillana (290), Alfredo di Stefano (307) and Raul (323) are still ahead of him.

Watch Cristiano Ronaldo’s double vs Schalke 04

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