Cristiano Ronaldo has equalled Lionel Messi's goals

 

Cristiano Ronaldo has equalled Lionel Messi's goals record for a single Champions League season. 

The Real Madrid forward's strike in Wednesday night's quarter-final first-leg clash with Borussia Dortmund at the Santiago Bernabeu took his tally for the 2013-14 campaign to 14.

Ronaldo is now level with Messi, who netted 14 times in 11 games during the 2011-12 tournament.

Remarkably, the Portuguese  has matched the Barcelona ace's tally in just eight outings this term, averaging a goal every 50.71 minutes.

No player has ever scored at such a rate in Europe's premier club cup competition. 

Messi's average during his record-breaking 2011-12 season was a goal every 70.71 minutes, while Ruud van Nistelrooy was even more prolific during Manchester United's run to the quarter-finals in 2003.

See Stat:

Player Lionel Messi Cristiano Ronaldo Mario Gomez Lionel Messi Cristiano Ronaldo R. van Nistelrooy

Season 2011-12 2013-14 2011-12 2010-11 2012-13 2002-03

Goals 14 14 12 12 12 12