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Real Madrid v Wolfsburg: Cristiano Ronaldo's stunning Champions League goalscoring stats

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates
Image: Cristiano Ronaldo has moved level with Lionel Messi with five Champions League hat-tricks

Cristiano Ronaldo is the top scorer in Champions League history - and his remarkable goalscoring feats continued against Wolfsburg on Tuesday night.

The Real Madrid star equalled Lionel Messi's mark of five Champions League hat-tricks with a treble to help Real overturn a 2-0 first-leg deficit and see them through to the semi-finals.

Ronaldo had broken his own record for goals in the group stage of the Champions League by scoring 11 in six games in the first half of the campaign - including four in the 8-0 win over Malmo. That bettered his previous best group-stage haul of nine, which was matched by Luiz Adriano last season. 

Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring a goal
Image: Ronaldo struck three times against Wolfsburg to help Real Madrid into the Champions League semi-finals

He then netted twice in Real Madrid's last-16 win over Roma, and his latest hat-trick against Wolfsburg means he leads the Champions League scoring charts this term with 16 goals from 10 appearances.

Only Ronaldo himself has scored more in a single Champions League campaign - he hit 17 in the 2013/14 season.

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates with teammate Sergio Ramos
Image: Ronaldo scored in both legs of Real Madrid's last-16 win over Roma

His treble on Tuesday puts him eight clear of second-placed Robert Lewandowski of Bayern Munich. Barcelona rival Messi is down in fifth with six goals this term.

Ronaldo's rapid hat-trick

Ronaldo's final three goals against Malmo came in an 11-minute burst - the third-fastest treble in Champions League history. Only Mike Newell (nine minutes for Blackburn v Rosenborg) and Bafetimbi Gomis (seven minutes for Lyon v Dinamo Zagreb) were quicker.

The Real forward has now scored 34 goals in 36 Champions League knockout appearances for the Spanish club.

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In total, Ronaldo has 93 Champions League goals in his career - 10 more than Messi - and has gone level on hat-tricks scored with the Barca forward.

Champions League/European Cup top scorers

Player Total goals
Cristiano Ronaldo 93
Lionel Messi 83
Raul 71
Ruud van Nistelrooy 56
Thierry Henry 50

Most goals in Champions League group stages

Player Number of goals Season
Cristiano Ronaldo 11 2015/16
Luiz Adriano 9 2014/15
Cristiano Ronaldo 9 2013/14
Lionel Messi 8 2013/14
Ruud van Nistelrooy 8 2004/05
Hernan Crespo 8 2002/03
Filippo Inzaghi 8 2002/03

Champions League hat-tricks

Player Number of hat-tricks
Lionel Messi 5
Cristiano Ronaldo 5
Mario Gomez 3
Filippo Inzaghi 3
Luiz Adriano 3

Champions League hat-tricks

Player Number of hat-tricks
Lionel Messi 5
Cristiano Ronaldo 5
Mario Gomez 3
Filippo Inzaghi 3
Luiz Adriano 3

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