Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 10 goals in eight matches against Athletic

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Athletic Club visit the Santiago Bernabeu in La Liga match day 3 and Cristiano Ronaldo will have the opportunity to increase his tally against the Basque side. The Portuguese is the leading scorer in the current squad against this opponent, with a record of 10 goals in eight league matches. Cristiano has scored against Athletic in each of his four seasons at Real Madrid and in the last match at San Mames he scored a brace.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s first goals against Athletic came in match day 37 of the 2009/10 season. The Real Madrid player converted a penalty to open the scoring in the 5-1 thrashing of the Basque team. Since then, he has scored in five further matches. His personal best against this team came in 2010/11, when scored a hat-trick in front his home fans at the Santiago Bernabeu. As for his goal-scoring streak, he found the back of the net in five consecutive matches against Athletic between 2010 and 2012.


CRISTIANO RONALDO MATCHES AGAINST ATHLETIC
Date Score Goals from Cristiano
16-01-2010 Athletic 1-0 Real Madrid -
08-05-2010 Real Madrid 5-1 Athletic 1
20-11-2010 Real Madrid 5-1 Athletic 3
09-04-2011 Athletic 0-3 Real Madrid 1
22-01-2012 Real Madrid 4-1 Athletic 2
02-05-2012 Athletic 0-3 Real Madrid 1
17-11-2012 Real Madrid 5-1 Athletic -
14-04-2013 Athletic 0-3 Real Madrid 2

Cristiano Ronaldo is just one goal away from drawing level with Real Madrid’s top scorers against Athletic in La Liga. Hugo Sanchez, Puskas and Raul scored 11 apiece against the Basque side. The Portuguese is just behind them with 10, the same figure that Molowny achieved. Zarra is the top scorer in league matches between the two teams, having scored 16 goals.