Real Madrid’s 73-game scoring strain in detail
Not usually was Wednesday’s 1-0 detriment to Real Betis a initial better Real Madrid have suffered this season – it was also a initial time they have unsuccessful to measure in a compare in scarcely 17 months.
Having been hold 0-0 during Manchester City in a initial leg of their UEFA Champions League semi-final on 24 Apr 2016, Madrid won 1-0 during Real Sociedad 6 days after with a Gareth Bale idea and had not drawn a vacant given until being repelled by Betis.
On Sunday – also opposite Real Sociedad – they had equalled a famous run by Pelé’s Santos in a early 1960s of scoring in 73 uninterrupted games. On Wednesday, though, they unsuccessful to pass it.
We demeanour during a pivotal numbers and noted moments from their inclusive streak, that eventually yielded 7 trophies.
- The numbers
P73 W54 D14 L5 F200 A81
- Competitions
Liga 45 games (121 goals), UEFA Champions League 16 (41), Copa del Rey 6 (22), FIFA Club World Cup 2 (6), UEFA Super Cup 2 (5), Spanish Super Cup 2 (5)
- Trophies won
Liga (1), Spanish Super Cup (1), UEFA Champions League (2), UEFA Super Cup (2), FIFA Club World Cup (1)
- Goals scored v opponents
Deportivo La Coruña 14, Sevilla 14, Cultural Leonesa 13, Real Sociedad 10, Atlético Madrid 9, Celta Vigo 9, Granada 9, Barcelona 8, Legia Warszawa 8, Osasuna 8, Real Betis 8, Valencia 8, Alavés 7, Leganés 7, Bayern München 6, Napoli 6, Eibar 5, Las Palmas 5, Sporting Gijón 5, Athletic Club 4, Borussia Dortmund 4, Espanyol 4, Juvemtus 4, Kashima Antlers 4, Málaga 4, Sporting CP 4, Villarreal 4, APOEL 3, Club América 2, Manchester United 2, Levante 1, Manchester City 1
- Top scorers
Cristiano Ronaldo 49
Karim Benzema 21
Alvaro Morata 20
Marco Asensio 14
Gareth Bale, Isco, Sergio Ramos 12
- Previous records
European: Bayern München 61 (2012–2014)
Spanish: Barcelona 44 (1942–1944)
THE KEY MOMENTS
The first: Gareth Bale 1-0 (final measure 1-0) v Real Sociedad (a), 30 Apr 2016
Needing a feat to keep a vigour on their pretension rivals, Madrid trafficked to a Basque Country but Ronaldo and Benzema. For 80 frustrating mins they met realistic insurgency from Eusebio Sacristán’s side before Bale leapt top to secure a 3 points with 10 mins remaining.
The final: Sergio Ramos 1-0 (final measure 1-1) v Atlético Madrid (in Milan), 28 May 2016
A second UEFA Champions League final between a Madrid neighbours in 3 years could usually meant one thing: that male Ramos removing on a scoresheet. He poked in from tighten operation after Bale’s flick-on to give a Merengues a 15th-minute lead. They of march went on to win a prize on penalties after Yannick Carrasco had equalised for Atlético.
El Clásico: Sergio Ramos 1-1 (final measure 1-1) v Barcelona (a), 3 Dec 2016
Madrid arguably did not measure a later, some-more thespian idea during this run. With a Blancos trailing to a Luis Suárez strike during arch-rivals Barcelona, all seemed mislaid until Ramos thumped home a header 3 mins into combined time to turn matters and send a Camp Nou true home discontented – keeping Madrid brazen in a championship reckoning.
The story makers: Cristiano Ronaldo 1-0 (final measure 4-1) v Juventus (in Cardiff), 3 Jun 2017
Fresh from carrying done story by apropos a initial actor to strike 100 goals in a UEFA Champions League, Ronaldo once again stole a headlines as Zinédine Zidane’s side became a initial group to keep a prize in a stream format. The star brazen notched twice, including unconditional in a opener in a initial half from a fatal counterattack.