There are no limits to Cristiano Ronaldo's hunger. Goals are what fuel his ambition and he is just two steps away from becoming Real Madrid's top scorer of all time. He is 23 goals off Raúl's record and just seven away from his immediate objective, Alfredo Di Stéfano.
Ronaldo's fifth goal in the 9-1 win against Granada was his 300th for Real Madrid in competitive matches. And oddly enough it was his 301st league goal overall, counting his playing experience in Portugal and England as well as Spain, though he has scored most of them in La Liga.
With a total of 307 goals, Di Stéfano is the second highest scorer in Real Madrid's history. It took 'La Saeta Rubia' ten seasons to achieve his total, while Cristiano Ronaldo has not yet finished his sixth and is already snapping at the Argentine's heels. CR7 has averaged more than one goal per game since he came to Madrid: 1.04 in fact. Di Stéfano's average was a creditable 0.76; the only player to come close to Ronaldo in the past is Ferenc Puskás (0.97 goals a match with 'Los Blancos').
As for Raúl's record, Ronaldo needs to score 23 more goals by the end of the season to match it. His average for the campaign so far is 1.15 and if Real Madrid get to the Champions League final, he could reach a figure of 316 goals at that rate.
But we are talking about a player who can manage five goals in a game as he did against Granada, or four as he has on three occasions, and three on 23 others. Unlikely, maybe, but nothing is impossible.
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