Cristiano Ronaldo breaks La Liga Record Once Again
Mar 13, 2017 at 5:07 PM
Real Madrid’s match against Real Betis saw Cristiano Ronaldo pass Aritz Aduriz as the active LaLiga player to have scored the most headers.
Cristiano Ronaldo has passed Aritz Aduriz to become the active player with the most headed goals in LaLiga.
The Portugal international scored his 46th headed goal in Spain’s top-flight against Real Betis at Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday.
Four minutes before half-time, Marcelo’s cross from left found an unmarked Ronaldo, who crouched to plant in a header from eight yards and move on to 19 league goals for the season.
46 – Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 46 headed goals in La Liga, more than any other current player in the competition (Aduriz, 45). Anvil. pic.twitter.com/9KH94EBOl9
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That takes him past Athletic striker Aduriz, with whom he previously tied the lead on 45 LaLiga headers.
The goal came in the 41st minute in Madrid’s convincing victory that took them again at the top of La Liga.
After the visitors took the lead through Antonio Sanabria, Marcelo’s pinpoint cross founded an unmarked Ronaldo who powered his header into the net for the equaliser. Sergio Ramos sealed maximum points with an 81st minute winner.
Ronaldo’s header was his 19th league goal of the season and it allowed him to leapfrog Aduriz who was tied with the Portuguese star on 45 headers before the game.