Ronaldo equals Spanish league goals record
Reuters - Sunday 15 May 2011, 22:31
MADRID - Real Madrid forward Cristiano
Ronaldo equalled the La Liga record for goals scored in a season
when he netted his 37th and 38th of the campaign at Villarreal
on Sunday.
The Portuguese former World Player of the Year smashed in a
trademark swerving free-kick in the 22nd minute at the Madrigal
and followed up with a similar effort in second-half stoppage
time to complete a 3-1 victory.
His second of the night equalled the record jointly held by
former Real striker Hugo Sanchez (1989/90) and former Athletic
Bilbao forward Telmo Zarraonandia, known as Zarra (1950/51).
"The run I am on is good, not for me but for the team,
because scoring so many goals is very good for everyone,"
Ronaldo, who has netted nine goals in his last three matches,
told reporters.
"I am pleased on a personal level, although not completely
because we wanted to win the league and the Champions League,"
the 26-year-old former Manchester United player added.
Ronaldo has scored 51 in all competitions this season,
including six in the Champions League and seven in the King's
Cup, and can set a league record with a goal in Real's final
match of the season at home to Almeria next weekend.