Free kick

And with three more goals against Atletico - taking his total to 41 this season, with double figures in the Champions League yet again - Ronaldo hit another milestone, or so he thought.

Here Sportsmail examine which player out of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi performed better in what is likely to be their last World Cups, at least while still at the peak of their powers.

MIKE KEEGAN: Send the booth dwellers home and bin the replays – Very Abysmal Reviewing is not fit for purpose. Thanks to a series of dodgy decisions, Iran almost pulled off a fairytale.

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IT IS 20 years since one of the most spectacular, iconic and physics-defying goals was scored on a football field. And Roberto Carlos, scorer of that most famous free-kick, has revealed he still do…

CR7 in Real Madrid v. Real Betis (18/8/13)

The 2010 World Cup winners were held by Cristiano Ronaldo’s reigning European champions in a six-goal thriller which ended with a stunning free-kick

In celebration of Cristiano Ronaldo's latest moment of brilliance, we've picked out our favourite goals from CR7's illustrious career to date.

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