Another final, another opportunity for Cristino Ronaldo to steal the headlines

Portuguese striker, Cristino Ronaldo scored the 599th and 600th goals of his career as Real Madrid beat Juventus 4-1 in the Champions League Final in Cardiff tonight.

Mandzukic's Moment

It was a comfortable victory for Madrid. However there was a moment when Mario Mandzukic scored a spectacular overhead kick (to cancel out Ronaldo's opener), when it looked like it might be the Italians night:

In the end, like on so many big football nights, it was Ronaldo who goes home with all the plaudits.

He is legend

Love him or hate him Cristino Ronaldo is making a strong case for being the best player to ever play the game.

The thing that separates world class players from legends is that legends achieve incredible feats. And Ronaldo always manages to pull it off. In this Champions League run, Ronaldo scored a hat-trick in the quarter final, a hat-trick in the semi final and now a brace in the final.

Respect where due, there is no match

For many years, I'd only given Ronaldo begrudging respect (when he was a Manchester United player). However now being released from the shackles of domestic club rivalry, I can only admire the man's ability to step up when it matters.

For magic moments in matches, there is no match for Messi:

However in the big games, on the biggest stage, I know who I'd rather have in my team: