Already the Champions League’s all-time leading goalscorer, the Portuguese star extended his tally to 135 with the opener in our eventual defeat to Young Boys.
It was Ronaldo’s 17th in the competition for United since making his debut as a teenager back in 2003, and his first for the club since scoring a double against Arsenal in the 2009 semi-final, a year on from lifting the trophy in Moscow.
In the intervening years with Real Madrid and then Juventus, Cristiano has been a force of nature, especially in the latter stages of the tournament.
His 67 goals in the knockout rounds put him way out in front of any player, and even clubs such as AC Milan and Arsenal, while the 36-year-old has won five European Cups in total – only legendary winger Paco Gento, who played for Real Madrid in the 1950s and 1960s, can beat that.