- Ronaldo scores his 100th and 101st penalty in Real Madrid 4-1 win against Valencia
- The Portuguese has taken 120 penalties in his career, scored 101 penalties, missing 19 in the process
- Marcelo and Kroos were also on target for Real Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo scored two first half penalties as Real Madrid defeated Valencia 4-1 at the Mestalla on Saturday, January 27, in a battle between third and fourth in the La Liga.
By converting the two penalties in the first half, Ronaldo has now scored over 100 penalties across all competitions for club and country.
He has taken 120 penalties in his career and has scored 101 penalties, missing 19 in the process.
Ronaldo's first strike from the penalty spot came in the 16th minute after he was fouled when played through on goal.
Ronaldo celebrates his goal with his teammates. Photo: @RealMadrid
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Benzema was then bundled over in the box in the 38th minute by Valencia's Martin Montoya after jumping for a header. Ronaldo again step forward to take and dispatch with utmost perfection.
The first half ended 2-0 in favour of Real Madrid but it was all Valencia at the start of the second half.
Ronaldo scores from the spot. Photo: @RealMadrid
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Thee home side finally pulled one back through Santi Mina who headed home from a corner from the right.
But Madrid restored their two goal lead with six minutes to go as Marcelo made no mistake with his strike at goal, placing his effort past Neto into the bottom corner, after exchanging passes with Asensio.
Toni Kroos put the icing on the cake as his strike in the 89th minute was too hot for Neto to keep out.
The victory sees Madrid cut the deficit at the top to 16 points as Los Blancos move to 38 points on the log. Ronaldo also takes his La Liga tally to eight goals but it is a far cry from the 29 La Liga goals he scored in 29 matches last season.
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Source: Sports.naija.ng