Christian Ronaldo avunja rekodi ya mkongwe Puskas .

Stat's entertainment! Ronaldo scored his 21st hat-trick against Galatasaray to tke his total to 206 goals in 204 games.

Past and present: Ronaldo has now scored one more goal than Ferenc Puskas in the same number of games.

 

Old school: Puskas (centre) heads home during Real Madrid's 6-1 demolition of Manchester United

Cristiano Ronaldo has surpassed Ferenc Puskas after bettering the Real Madrid legend's goal scoring record by a single goal.

The Portuguese's Champions League hat-trick against Galatasaray took his total to an incredible 206 goals in 204 games - compared to the 1960s icon's 205 goals from the same number of games.

Those statistics have staked the 28-year-old's claim to be considered Real Madrid's greatest player, according to Spanish newspaper AS.

The former Manchester United winger scored his 21st career hat-trick during the 6-1 demolition of Galatasaray in Istanbul.

'Things could not have started better for us in this season's Champions League,' Ronaldo said.

'Scoring six goals is really good, it will give us a lot of confidence'

Having secured a new contract worth a mind boggling £288,000-per-week AFTER tax that is expected to keep him at the Bernabeu for the rest of his career, Ronaldo can now concentrate on helping the club win an elusive tenth Champions League title.

Top boy: The Portuguese is still the main man despite the arrival of Gareth Bale (left).

Attention lover: Ronaldo is unlikely to argue AS' assertion that he has surpassed the legendary Puskas.

 

This time: Ronaldo is desperate to win an elusive tenth European title for Real Madrid

Ronaldo has always been a star turn at Madrid but fans will be hoping that this season he delivers even more, despite the world record £86m arrival of Gareth Bale.

It is 12 years since Real were crowned champions of Europe for the ninth time and the locals are tired of waiting, especially as arch-rivals Barcelona have won it three times in the intervening seasons.

Although Ronaldo is a Champions League winner with Manchester United, he still has some way to go to beat the three European Cups claimed by Puskas at Real Madrid - even if he has scored more goals than him.