Friday, October 31, 2008

Real Madrid – Juventus: Van Nistelrooy goes for the fourth one

On Wednesday, 5 November, Real Madrid host Juventus in the Champions League with striker Ruud van Nistelrooy aiming to close in further on a competition record.

Ruud van Nistelrooy is the only player who has scored in each of the three CL matches this season. Alessandro Del Piero and Sergi Rebrov are the CL record holders with at least one goal in the first five matches of a CL season.

Most consecutive matches from start of CL season with at least one goal scored
# Season Goalscorer


5 1995/1996 Alessandro Del Piero
5 1997/1998 Sergi Rebrov
4 1997/1998 Alessandro Del Piero
4 2002/2003 Ânderson
4 2002/2003 Filippo Inzaghi

3 2008/2009 Ruud van Nistelrooy

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