Football: Ronaldo breaks 500-goal barrier with brace at Malmo

Ronaldo celebrates as he wanted to beat Raul's record: getting over 500 goals. Photo / Getty

Cristiano Ronaldo yesterday scored the 500th and 501st goals of his career to give Real Madrid a 2-0 win over 10-man Malmo in Group A of the Champions League.
The Swedish side held off Madrid for nearly half an hour before they were caught off guard by a counterattack as Ronaldo gathered a pass from Isco and made no mistake with only keeper Johan Wiland to beat.

Ronaldo got his second goal of the night in the 90th minute when he tapped in a pass from Lucas Vazquez in front of goal.
Real Madrid said it was his 324th goal for the club, overtaking Raul as the club's all-time top scorer. UEFA, however, said they were level at 323.
The discrepancy stems from a goal which the club has awarded to Ronaldo, but which was officially recorded for Pepe.

"I'm very happy," Ronaldo said.
"First of all because the team won. But I won't lie to you. I really wanted to beat Raul's record."
Ronaldo said Raul had sent him a message of congratulations. The game was not as lopsided as many had expected, with Malmo shutting down Madrid's attack.
Malmo chased an equaliser in the second half and captain Markus Rosenberg's header narrowly missed the post in the 74th minute as Madrid started feeling the pressure.
But the home side's hopes dimmed four minutes later when left back Yoshimar Yotun was sent off for his second yellow card.
Wiland denied Ronaldo with two one-handed saves before the Portugal striker surged into the area and sealed the win for Madrid, which has six points after two games.
"To win away, to get three points, a clean sheet and two goals from Ronaldo, another record, so I have to be really pleased," Real Madrid coach Rafael Benitez said.
Madrid was missing Gareth Bale, James Rodriguez, Sergio Ramos and Pepe due to injuries.
Benitez also left Marcelo and Luka Modric out of the starting line-up, with an important league derby coming up this weekend against Atletico Madrid.
Malmo coach Age Hareide praised his team's performance, though they failed to create any clear chances besides Rosenberg's attempt.
"As long as we kept our positions, they didn't create that much," he said. "As long as it was 1-0, there was always a chance."
Paris Saint-Germain also has six points from two games in Group A after beating Shakhtar Donetsk 3-0.