seal a place in the final as Cristiano netted for the
first time in the competition as a Real player.
Cristiano Ronaldo has completed the set for Real
Madrid. Already the all-time top goalscorer in the
history of the Spanish side with 376 strikes before
Thursday's game against Club America, the Portuguese
had failed to net in only one competition for Los
Blancos: the Club World Cup. But he changed that on
Thursday - and he did it with the 500th strike in his
club career.
The 31-year-old, who claimed the Ballon d'Or for the
fourth time on Monday, had told the media prior to
this match that Madrid were not in Japan on holiday.
They were here to win another trophy, he claimed, and
on a personal level he was also keen to get his name
on a scoresheet in the competition for the first time as
a Real player.
Cristiano converted for Manchester United in a 5-3 win
over Gamba Osaka in the 2008 Club World Cup, that
match played in the same stadium as Thursday's
game against America. However, he did not score in
the final as Sir Alex Ferguson's side beat LDU Quito 1-0
and failed to net in Madrid's matches against Cruz Azul
and San Lorenzo en route to the trophy in 2014.
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