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Champions League: Cristiano out to rediscover scoring touch

Usually so deadly in Europe's elite club tournament, Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has averaged a goal every 315 minutes in 2016/17
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Champions League: Cristiano out to rediscover scoring touch
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Cristiano Ronaldo has hit 389 goals in 379 appearances for Real Madrid, a stunning rate of more than one a game that has seen him become Los Blancos' all-time top scorer ahead of club legends Raúl González Blanco and Alfredo Di Stéfano.

And no fewer than 80 of Cristiano's strikes for Madrid have come in the Champions League - a tournament in which the four-time Ballon d'Or winner has netted 95 times in total throughout his career - more than any other player.

Cristiano celebrates scoring at Borussia Dortmund in September - his second of just two Champions League goals so far this term.
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Cristiano celebrates scoring at Borussia Dortmund in September - his second of just two Champions League goals so far this term.BERND THISSENEFE

Unusually low-scoring Champions League campaign

However, this season has seen the Portugal captain endure an unusually barren campaign in the competition. The 32-year-old has scored just twice in 630 minutes of action - one against Sporting CP, and the other at Borussia Dortmund.

One goal every 315 minutes is, by a distance, his lowest Champions League average since joining Real Madrid. Indeed, he has managed a goal a game - or better - in five previous European campaigns at Real.

Out to rectify low strike rate on Tuesday

It's a stat that CR7 will look to set about putting right as Real bid to seal their progress to the quarter-finals in Tuesday's last-16 return at Napoli.

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CR7 IN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Season P Minutes Goals 2016/17 7 630 2 2015/16 12 1109 16 2014/15 12 1065 10 2013/14 11 993 17 2012/13 12 1080 12 2011/12 10 900 10 2010/11 12 1021 6 2009/10 6 450 7 2008/09 12 1010 4 2007/08 11 1017 8 2006/07 11 959 3 2005/06 6 506 0 2004/05 7 502 0 2003/04 5 292 0 TOTAL 134 11534 95