CR7 ends goal scoring drought away from home with a right foot stunner

On Tuesday, Cristiano Ronaldo left the pre-match press conference in anger after being questioned for his "poor" goal scoring performances away from home this season. 24 hours later, the Portuguese striker scored Real Madrid's first goal against Roma, giving Los Blancos a lead against the Giallorossi that would be extended by Jesé minutes later.

Ronaldo struggled  to make his presence felt in the first half, but he managed to send his first clear chance into the back of the net after dribbling past Alessandro Florenzi, while setting up a right-footed shot that found its way to the top left hand corner. The Italian defender deflected the shot a bit, but Ronaldo's shot was headed to the net, so no own goal was awarded.

Ronaldo ran to the sidelines and celebrated his conquest with coach Zinedine Zidane

Cristiano Ronaldo leads the goal scoring table for the ongoing UEFA Champions League season, being able to score 12 goals in just seven games. Furthermore, the Portuguese ace has scored in 60 Champions League matches, more than any other player in the tournament's history. 

Here are some other stats resulting from CR7's opener against Roma.

• First player in UCL history to score 40 goals in the KO stage.
• Only player to have scored 44 away goals in the competition
• CR7 has scored 12 goals in this Champions League edition. That's more than Atlético(11), Roma(11) and Juventus(6)
• Ronaldo has scored 50 Champions League goals over the last four seasons, that's 21 more than any other player.
• All-time Champions League top scorer with 89 goals.