Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring with a shot from 25 meters to the top corner (1-0, min. 12) before putting his team ahead again from inside the box (2-1, min. 38), three minutes after Harry Kane’s equalizer for Tottenham from the penalty spot.
He put his team ahead with a header (3-2, min. 82), after Tottenham had put the tables back on.
The Portuguese broke the 800-goal barrier in early December, with another brace against Arsenal (3-2).
CR7 has scored 691 goals with the teams in which he has developed his career (Sporting, Manchester United on two occasions, Real Madrid and Juventus de Turín), and 115 with the Portugal national team, which also makes him the top scorer in the history of your national team.
There are 767 goals of “King” Pelé in official matches
The Brazilian legend Pelé claims for his part, on his Instagram account, to have scored 1,283 goals throughout his career, including unofficial matches. Most sources, however, agree that “King” Pelé scored 767 goals in official matches.
Another Brazilian, the former international attacker Romario (55 years old), claims a “personal total” of 1,000 goals, counting those scored in youth categories, in friendly matches and gala matches. Other sources attribute 772 to him.