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Cristiano Ronaldo Finishes as 2016-17 UEFA Champions League Top Scorer

Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo finished as the top scorer in this season's UEFA Champions League ahead of Barcelona's Lionel Messi after he netted twice in Saturday's final against Juventus at Cardiff's Principality Stadium.

The brace meant Ronaldo ended the campaign with a tournament-best 12 goals, per WhoScored.com.

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UPDATE: Cristiano Ronaldo: Has now scored more goals (12) than any other player in the Champions League this season

June 3, 2017 at 8:10:17 PM GMT

Ronaldo scored his first after 20 minutes, driving a low shot beyond the grasp of the diving Gianluigi Buffon.