At long last, Cristiano Ronaldo had the chance to begin a game for Real Madrid following his ban, and in true CR7 style, he set a record after the first second of the clock passed.
Aside from his goal scoring performance and race against Lionel Messi, the Portuguese striker reached a record that was owned by two Spanish legends previously: Xavi and Raúl.
Cristiano Ronaldo will make his 136th #UCL start today, a record for an outfield player
— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) September 13, 2017
164 I.Casillas
136 C.Ronaldo
135 Raul
126 Xavi pic.twitter.com/BwNNTzGEoP
The player celebrated this milestone by scoring his first goal of the season, good enough to give him 107 goals in this competition.