It was not one of his more brilliant nights but Cristiano Ronaldo managed to shake off the Malmo defence to score twice and edge closer to becoming Real Madrid's greatest goal-poacher on Wednesday.
Ronaldo surpassed the 500-goal mark and Real Madrid hailed him as the club's all-time leading scorer.
Ronaldo scored his 500th and 501st goals in Sweden, passing Raul's mark of 323 goals according to the Spanish club, which counts a goal that has officially been awarded to Pepe. UEFA said the players are still level at 323.
"I'm very happy," Ronaldo said. "First of all because the team won. But I won't lie to you. I really wanted to beat Raul's record."
Ronaldo said Raul had sent him a message of congratulations.
The Portuguese forward took his Champions League record tally to 82 goals, five more than Lionel Messi.
"We are happy with Cristiano Ronaldo's goals," defender Alvaro Arbeloa said. "It's incredible what he's doing. He is a legend in Real Madrid. It seems there is no limit to what he can do."
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