Ronaldo Cetak Gol ke-400 setelah Tundukkan Celta Vigo
Ronaldo Scores 400th Career Goal in Real`s La Liga Victory
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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CRISTIANO Ronaldo mencetak gol ke-400 dalam pertandingan Real Madrid melawan Celta Vigo.
Ronaldo mendedikasikan golnya itu untuk legendaris sepak bola Portugal Eusebio.
Pertandingan Real Madrid di Bernabeu didahului dengan hening cipta untuk mengenang Eusebio yang meninggal pada usia 71 tahun karena serangan jantung akhir pekan lalu.
Ronaldo mencetak dua gol di menit-menit terakhir menambah gol yang dicetak sebelumnya oleh Karim Benzema dan memastikan kemenangan 3-0 atas Celta, seperti dilansir BBC.
Tekanan berada di Real Madrid karena pemimpin klasemen sementara La Liga Bercelona dan Atletico Madrid mencatat kemenangan dalam pertandingan pertama tahun ini setelah libur dua minggu.
Manajer Real Carlo Ancelotti mengakui timnya tidak bermain bagus.
Selisih lima poin dari Barcelona
"Bukan pertandingan yang bagus dan kami harus belajar bagaimana memperketat pertahanan," kata Ancelotti.
"Kami kurang seimbang dan terlalu banyak pemain yang maju sehingga kami terbuka saat serangan balik," tambahnya.
Ronaldo saat ini tercatat sebagai pemain keempat yang mencetak gol terbanyak dalam sejarah Real Madrid di La Liga.
Dengan kemenangan ini, Real selisih lima angka dari Barcelona dan Atletico Madrid, di posisi ketiga klasemen sementara.
Kapten timnas Portugal ini kini mencetak gol ke-400 dalam 653 pertandinganyang pernah ia ikuti.
Ronaldo juga difavoritkan untuk meraih penghargaan Klik pemain terbaik FIFA, Ballon d´Or, yang akan diumumkan pada 13 Januari.
REAL Madrid ace Cristiano Ronaldo has scored his 400th career goal in his side´s 3-0 victory over Spanish rivals Celta Vigo in the La Liga, which reduced the gap on league leaders Barcelona.
A minute´s silence was held before kick-off in memory of Portuguese great Eusebio, who died aged 71 from a heart attack at the weekend.
Ronaldo seemed to pay his own tribute to his much-loved compatriot by raising his arms to the sky after his second landmark goal.
Ronaldo´s brace, which saw him become the fourth highest scorer in Real Madrid´s La Liga history, masked what had been a pedestrian performance by the side, which is now five points adrift of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid in third.
According to the BBC, the Portugal captain has now scored 400 goals in 653 games in all competitions - taking his season´s tally to 28 and boosting his chances for the Ballon d´Or award, for which he is already a favourite to win.
The report mentioned that Celta had wasted a number of chances before Real´s Karim Benzema capitalised on shoddy defending by prodding home, following which Ronaldo made sure of a win by converting Daniel Carvajal´s cross late in the second half.
In the final seconds of the match, Ronaldo added gloss to the scoreline after being put through by Gareth Bale, a 65th minute substitute, the report added.
The 28-year-old, who is on a three-man shortlist for the prestigious Ballon d´Or award, has now scored 400 goals in 653 games for Sporting Lisbon, Manchester United, Real and Portugal.
The goal lifted Real´s spirits, with Ronaldo dragging a shot across goal before he found the target moments later with a toe-poke at the far post.
Celta´s threat diminished from there on and once again they failed to contain Ronaldo as he struck his 28th club goal this season and his 230th in total for Real.
