Cristiano Ronaldo has again reminded us why he is considered by many as the best footballer in the world. The Real Madrid star became the first player to reach a century in European competition after his brace against Bayern Munich to help the Spanish giants stay on course for a place in the last four of the Champions League. The 99th and 100th goals of his European career came 4,264 days after his first, which he scored for Manchester United in a 3-0 qualifying-round victory over Debrecen in 2005. The Portuguese is not the same youthful fleet-footed, dynamically dribbling, whirlwind of a winger but he’s still scoring more than just about anyone ” though a bit off the pace of his usual, otherworldly standards. At 32, his body is as chiseled as ever, his obsessively cared for face still unwrinkled. Real’s all-time top scorer has also moved four goals ahead of his great rival Lionel Messi (94) in the race to become the first player to score 100 Champions League goals. With another big-match performance, there is no doubt that Ronaldo is still the king.
