Ronaldo hot on Hugo Sanchez's heels

CR7 just 2 behind Mexican's 234-goal tally

Posted Saturday, October 24, 2015 by Marca.com

The challenges are far from exhausted for Cristiano Ronaldo, although he recently became Real Madrid's record goalscorer. The 30-year-old always has a new target in his sights, with the current one a milestone in the La Liga goal ranks. CR7 is currently the fourth top goalscorer in the competition's history, a position which he will look to improve on this season.

Cristiano Ronaldo's tally stands at 232 with Hugo Sanchez just two ahead of him with his 234 strikes amassed during spells with Atletico (54), Real Madrid (164) and Rayo (16).

Few would be surprised if Ronaldo leaves Balaidos having equalled or even overtaken Hugo Sanchez's tally, especially given his astonishing record against the Galician outfit - eight goals in just five games, all of which have ended in victory for 'Los Blancos'.

The forward made a telling difference in the home fixture last season with a hat-trick in a 3-0 win. It was also the day when the Portuguese almost scored what could have been the goal of the season, but his spectacular bicycle kick landed marginally over Sergio Alvarez's crossbar.

Incidentally, scoring a bicycle kick is one of the few challenges that Ronaldo is yet to accomplish at Real Madrid.

Cristiano will once again be the main attacking threat for 'Los Blancos' at Balaidos, as he will take to the pitch for the second straight game as the only representative of the prolific BBC trio.