Cristiano Ronaldo is certainly one of the best footballers of this generation, bringing the sport to millions of households. If it was not for Ronaldo, his team, Real Madrid, would surely be having a hard time in getting goals.

The statistics point out that the team would be getting half less goals if Ronaldo would be out of the team. Just last Sunday, Ronaldo turned 32. His 32nd birthday is indeed one of the best birthdays he had as this marked his success following the wins he had in the Champions League and European Championship trophies.

Ronaldo is a Precious Possession

Despite him experiencing the inevitable aging process, he still shows no sign of slowing down in terms of his productivity in the game. According to Goal, 2016 was one of the best years in Ronaldo's career.

His victory in Ballon d'Or, together with him being crowned as the Goal 50 victor surely helped in cementing his legacy in the sport. Unfortunately, with each year passing by, the Portuguese star is also nearing his retirement. This worries the fans as he would face the inevitable end of his glorious career with Real Madrid.

The presence of Ronaldo is very important when one talks of the goals that he contributes to the team. Having had 40 hat-tricks and landing two goals out of the 62 other games, he surely is worthy of some serious praise.

Real Madrid without Ronaldo

Unfortunately, another statistic points out that the winning percentage of Real Madrid in La Liga is higher when Ronaldo is out of the lineup. According to ESPN Football Club, this might be one of the reasons why Ronaldo might wait for the World Cup before his inevitable retirement looms closer.

What this means is that he needs to double his efforts because the statistics show that Real Madrid is just comfortable when he plays, it's not that the team needs him to get a victory. There is no doubt that Cristiano Ronaldo is Real Madrid's face of the franchise. But the team can still do well without him in the lineup.

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