Ronaldo attributes his 400 goals with Real Madrid to teamwork

Madrid May 3 (IANS) Real Madrid s president Florentino Perez on Wednesday honoured forward Cristiano Ronaldo for reaching the 400-goal mark with the club which the Portuguese forward attributed to teamwork.

Ronaldo received a commemorative shirt from Perez at the club s training ground with the number 400 on its back after scoring a hat-trick on Tuesday against Atletico Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals reports Efe.

The team did a tremendous job we were outstanding. It was a complete performance and we performed very well right from the first whistle to the last. I m very happy to have struck a hat-trick and made it 400 goals for Real Madrid Cristiano told the club s media.

We ve now got a good lead but there s still the return leg to come and the tie isn t over yet. Atletico are a very fine strong side and it s not by chance that they re in the semi-finals. We ll have to be focused for next Wednesday s game he added.

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