It's the king of shooters and the king of assists! Ronaldo's selflessness makes his teammates and fans all love, and the harvest record can't stop

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2024-06-23 09:10Posted on the official account of Beijing Beiqing Sports News

In the early morning of the 23rd, Beijing time, the second round of the group stage of the European Cup was over, and the Portuguese team defeated Turkey 3-0 with a brace from B Fee and an own goal from the opponent and qualified for the group ahead of schedule. Cristiano Ronaldo, who started the game, was in an excellent performance, and in the 56th minute, he had a chance to score his first goal of the tournament, but as captain, he selflessly crossed the ball to an unguarded team-mate B Fei, who easily scored to make it 3-0. You know, Ronaldo is the all-time "goalscorer king" of the European Cup, and it stands to reason that no one wants to score more than him, but this night, the "goalscorer king" turned into the assist king, and this pass also allowed him to rank first in the all-time assist list of the European Cup, which is really a bit unexpected.

In fact, since his debut, Ronaldo has not been the kind of player who is characterized by passing, even in the "Little Ronaldo" era 20 years ago, after he showed off his dribbling, he mostly cut inside the goal instead of passing the ball to his teammates. Because of this, his style of play was once criticized and questioned by the outside world, believing that he did not have a broad vision and passing ideas and ability. As his career progressed, Cristiano Ronaldo became a top goalscorer, scoring goals like a lot, breaking various records again and again, and imprinting his name in the history of world football.

But what many people overlook is that Ronaldo is also very good at passing, and this was reflected as early as when he was at Manchester United. Back in the 2006-07 season, the then 22-year-old "President" reached his first career goal of 20 goals (23 goals), while also dishing out 14 assists. After moving to Real Madrid, he scored double-doubles in assists for eight consecutive seasons, including 21 passes to his teammates in 2014-15, and he scored 51 goals personally, shocking the world.

In recent seasons, especially after leaving Juventus and returning to Manchester United, Ronaldo's performance on the assist side seems to be far less than before, with only about three in the past three consecutive seasons. There are many reasons for this, on the one hand, it is affected by age and physical condition, and on the other hand, it is also related to the team's tactics. However, in the just-concluded 2023-24 season, Ronaldo seems to have returned to his heyday at Real Madrid, scoring goals and not forgetting to provide assists to his teammates one after another.

The stats show that in the season of Riyadh victory, he scored 50 goals in 51 games and also provided 14 assists, both of which are among the best in the league, and he is the top scorer of the season, just one away from assist king Mahrez, and his performance is perfect. And in the European Cup, Ronaldo, who is already the king of all-time goalscorers, no longer only pays attention to his goals, but generously passes the ball to his teammates next to him when the opportunity arises.

According to the statistics on UEFA's official website, this is Ronaldo's 8th assist in his 27th appearance in the European Championship, tying former Czech player Poboski and tying for the all-time assist leader in the European Championship. Cristiano Ronaldo was 39 years and 138 days old on the day of the game, making him the oldest player to provide an assist for a team-mate in the history of the Euros.

You must know that Ronaldo holds more than these two records in the European Cup, and some media have listed the specific records under his name now, he is the player with the most goals, the player with the most assists, the player with the most appearances, the player with the most playing time, the player with the most shots on target, the player with the most captains, the player with the most wins, the player with the most appearances and the player with the most goals in the history of the European Cup.

After the game, Ronaldo also posted a post on social media to celebrate the victory, he posted a number of photos of hugging his teammates, and wrote: "Advance and lock the top spot in the group, proud of this team, we are Portugal!" "Portugal, which has won two consecutive games, not only advanced in advance, but also won the assist king Cristiano Ronaldo, which is definitely a double happiness.

Text/Beiqing Sports Zhang Kunlong

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