Cristiano Ronaldo Nets 700th Goal of His Career During Portugal vs Ukraine, Euro 2020 Qualifier (Watch Video)

Cristiano Ronaldo came up with the 700^th goal of his career during Portugal vs Ukraine, Euro 2020 Qualifier with a sensational penalty strike. However, his team could not find the answers to the goals scored by Ukraine and his team walked away with a 2-1 loss. It was Ukraine who netted a goal in the first 10 minutes of the game and added yet another one in less than 25 minutes. Portugal remained goalless until CR7 came up with a sensational goal at the 72^nd minute. Cristiano Ronaldo Is Six Goals Short of Completing International Century and Fans Can’t Stop Talking about It.

This was his 95^th goal for Portugal with only Iran's Ali Daei who has 109 under his belt. With this, CR7 now stands on number two of the all-time international goals list. The 34-year-old converted the penalty into a goal to have a long-range shot. CR7 became the sixth player to get close to this feat following ex-Germany striker Gerd Muller, Hungary legend Ferenc Puskas, Brazil's Pele and Romario, and the Czech Republic's Josef Bican. The video of CR7’s sensational goal went viral online.

With this, Portugal now stands on number two of the Group B, Euro Qualifiers 2020 with 11 points in their kitty. The team has played six matches and won three games. Whereas, a couple of them ended with a draw. The team has lost one game so far. Whereas, Ukraine stands at number one of the table with 19 points. Ukraine so far has played seven games, winning six of them. One of them ended with a draw.

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