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Monday, 14 September 2015

Cristiano Ronaldo's La Liga goal record:Real Madrid superstar broke the La Liga goalscoring record,


Real Madrid superstar broke the La Liga goalscoring record, we thought we'd see just HOW good he is at finding the net - by comparing his number to those of some other famous record breakers.

With a remarkable five goals against Espanyol, the Portuguese moved on to 230 La Liga goals, breaking Raul's long-standing record of 228.
But here's the remarkable thing: he's done that in just 203 games. That's an average of 1.13 goals per game.
The idea of anyone in top-level football scoring more than a goal per game is absurd. Just check out how certain famous goalscoring records would look if the holder had scored at the same rate as Cristiano:

Let's start with the man whose La Liga record he beat…

RAUL

La Liga games played

MADRID, SPAIN - AUGUST 22: Raul Gonzalez of Real Madrid celebrate after scoring during the Santiago Bernabeu Trophy match between Real Madrid CF and Al-Sadd at Bernabeu on August 22, 2013 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Helios de la Rubia/Real Madrid via Getty Images)
550

Actual La Liga goals

MADRID, SPAIN - AUGUST 22: Raul Gonzalez of Real Madrid celebrate after scoring during the Santiago Bernabeu Trophy match between Real Madrid CF and Al-Sadd at Bernabeu on August 22, 2013 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Helios de la Rubia/Real Madrid via Getty Images)
228

At the Ronaldo rate

MADRID, SPAIN - AUGUST 29: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid celebrates after scoring during the La Liga match between Espanyol and Real Madrid at Cornella-El Prat Stadium on September 12, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Antonio Villalba/Real Madrid via Getty Images)
622

How about the Premier League's greatest?

ALAN SHEARER

Premier League games played

Alan Shearer Scores Goal 1995/96
441

Actual Premier League goals

Alan Shearer Scores Goal 1995/96
260

At the Ronaldo rate

MADRID, SPAIN - AUGUST 29: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid celebrates after scoring during the La Liga match between Espanyol and Real Madrid at Cornella-El Prat Stadium on September 12, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Antonio Villalba/Real Madrid via Getty Images)
498

Let's try the latest man to reach a big goalscoring landmark:

WAYNE ROONEY

England games played

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 08: Wayne Rooney of England celebrates after scoring his team's second goal breaking the record of 49 goals set by Sir Bobby Charlton during the UEFA EURO 2016 Qualifier Group E match between England and Switzerland at Wembley Stadium on September 8, 2015 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Matt Lewis - The FA/The FA via Getty Images)
107

Actual England goals

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 08: Wayne Rooney of England celebrates after scoring his team's second goal breaking the record of 49 goals set by Sir Bobby Charlton during the UEFA EURO 2016 Qualifier Group E match between England and Switzerland at Wembley Stadium on September 8, 2015 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Matt Lewis - The FA/The FA via Getty Images)
50

At the Ronaldo rate

MADRID, SPAIN - AUGUST 29: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid celebrates after scoring during the La Liga match between Espanyol and Real Madrid at Cornella-El Prat Stadium on September 12, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Antonio Villalba/Real Madrid via Getty Images)
121

The Bundesliga's best ever already has some absurd numbers. But…

GERD MULLER

Bundesliga games played

Germany's Gerd Muller
427

Actual Bundesliga goals

Germany's Gerd Muller
365

At the Ronaldo rate

MADRID, SPAIN - AUGUST 29: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid celebrates after scoring during the La Liga match between Espanyol and Real Madrid at Cornella-El Prat Stadium on September 12, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Antonio Villalba/Real Madrid via Getty Images)
483

Now for the man with the World Cup record:

MIROSLAV KLOSE

World Cup games played

Germany's forward Miroslav Klose celebrats after scoring
24

Actual World Cup goals

Germany's forward Miroslav Klose celebrats after scoring
16

At the Ronaldo rate

MADRID, SPAIN - AUGUST 29: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid celebrates after scoring during the La Liga match between Espanyol and Real Madrid at Cornella-El Prat Stadium on September 12, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Antonio Villalba/Real Madrid via Getty Images)
27

And finally, how about the international stats of the (supposedly) greatest ever:

PELE

Brazil games played

Pele led Brazil to the 1970 World Cup (Pic: Getty)
91

Actual Brazil goals

Pele led Brazil to the 1970 World Cup (Pic: Getty)
77

At the Ronaldo rate

MADRID, SPAIN - AUGUST 29: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid celebrates after scoring during the La Liga match between Espanyol and Real Madrid at Cornella-El Prat Stadium on September 12, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Antonio Villalba/Real Madrid via Getty Images)
103

The lesson here? Cristiano Ronaldo scores at a rate 

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