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Ronaldo 'never expected' to reach historic century of European goals

A double against Bayern Munich brought up three figures for the Real Madrid forward, and club president Florentino Perez has hailed his achievement

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo says he never expected to become the first player to score 100 goals in UEFA club competition.

The 32-year-old reached the milestone thanks to a double in the 2-1 win over Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday.

Ronaldo was presented with a commemorative shirt by club president Florentino Perez after setting the latest record in his illustrious career.

And the former Manchester United forward feels honoured by the achievement, telling Madrid's official website: "It's a very big honour to score 100 goals in Europe.