Ronaldo Beats Messi As UEFA Champions League Top Scorer For The 5th Time

By Wole Oduwole4 June 20171 min read

Cristiano Ronaldo is another step above his major competitor,Lionel Messi. TheReal Madrid player on Saturday, June 3 finished the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League season as the top scorer.

Heading into the final againstJuventus, Ronaldo was a goal behind Messi who was in 11 goals.

The Portuguese bagged a brace against Juventus to surpass his rival Lionel Messi.

Ronaldo, 31 has now won the scorers award for the fifth time in a role.

UEFA Champions League Trophy Scorers:

Cristiano Ronaldo 12 goals
Lionel Messi 11 goals
Robert Lewandowski 8 goals
Edinson Cavani 8 goals
Pierre Emerick Aubameyang 7 goals

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