On Wednesday, the Greek team Olympiakos defeated the Portuguese star forward Cristiano Ronaldo to shatter his record in European football. Olympiakos won the Europa Conference League.
Cristiano Ronaldo holds multiple records, one of them is being the leading goal scorer in the European tournament knockout rounds. The 39-year-old scored 10 goals in Los Blancos’ 2016–17 season while he was a member of the team.
When Real Madrid was vying for the Champions League championship in 2022, Karim Benzema likewise held a comparable record.
Now, though, Ayoub El Kaabi has separated the two and scored in the 116th minute to help Olympiakos defeat Fiorentina and win their first-ever European championship.
In the continental tournament’s knockout stages, this was how he scored his eleventh hit.
Moroccan footballer El Kaabi has been a standout player since he scored a brace in the second leg of their semi-final match against Aston Villa after scoring a hat-trick in the first leg.
But Cristiano Ronaldo, who has 893 goals overall and the most UEFA Champions League goals, is at the peak of his career.
Ronaldo, who scored twice against Al-Ittihad to bring his total to 64 goals in 69 matches, was also awarded the Saudi Pro League’s top scorer.
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