Steven Gerrard insists Cristiano Ronaldo deserves to win another Ballon d’Or
Liverpool Legend Steven Gerrard insists Cristiano Ronaldo deserves to win another Ballon d’Or after his double in the Champions League final triumph over Juventus.
Ronaldo got twice, either side of half-time, as Real whipped Juventus 4-1 in Cardiff to win the Champions League.
In the process, he turned into the leading player ever to score in three Champions League finals. And helped Real turn into the first group in history to effectively hold the trophy.
Steven Gerrard insists Cristiano Ronaldo deserves to win another Ballon d’Or
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Also, Liverpool legend Gerrard insists Cristiano Ronaldo’s two-goal show ought to be sufficient to secure him the 2017 Ballon d’Or which would be his fifth altogether.
“It’s frightening and it’s terrifying,” Gerrard said on BT Sport’s coverage of the Champions League final. “The Ballon d’Or ought to be his as these are the diversions that characterize players. Only a disgrace he didn’t get his cap trap since it would have been the quarter-final, semi-final and the final.”
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He already won the Ballon d’Or in 2008 as a Manchester United player and in 2013. 2014 and 2016 with Real. Ronaldo’s second of the night, which made it 3-1 to Zinedine Zidane’s side, saw him achieve another historic point with his 600th career goal.
Ronaldo put his side ahead against Juventus subsequent to tucking home Dani Carjaval’s reduced in the twentieth minute. Before Mario Mandzukic scored a dazzling equalizer for the Serie A champions seven minutes after the fact.
Casemiro’s redirected effort put Real 2-1 up after the break before Ronaldo’s second. And a late strike from Marco Asensio fixed the win over Juventus – who had Juan Cuadrado sent off.
Ronaldo beforehand scored for Manchester United in their final against Chelsea in 2008 and for Real against Atletico Madrid in the 2014 final. His assistance on Saturday implied he completed as the top scorer in this current season’s Champions League, with 12 goals. He is additionally the untouched top scorer in the opposition with 105 goals.