Ronaldo responds to Messi chants by reaching unique milestone.. again

Playing for Al Nassr, he was once again on the end of Lionel Messi chants from fans but responded in the way only he knows how.

Al Nassr were in King's Cup action on Monday night, with star man Ronaldo making his 41st appearance in the starting XI this year.

And during the first-half against Al Shabab, opposition fans could be heard chanting the name of his great rival Messi, whom he shared many battles on the pitch with.

It's not the first time this has happened this season, with supporters doing the same just days after Messi won his eighth Ballon d'Or.

The chants did little to faze him as the 38-year-old scored Al Nassr's fourth goal in their 5-2 win and bring up 50 goals for the calendar year - the eighth time he has done so in his glorious career.

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He celebrated the milestone on his social media platforms and TalkTV broadcaster Piers Morgan replied with: "Incredible achievement yet again. This is why you're the GOAT (greatest of all time)."

Ronaldo's partner, Georgina Rodriguez, was also delighted and re-shared the player's post to her 53 million followers.

The goal was also Ronaldo's 20th for the season all competitions, and the 34th in total for Al Nassr in 41 appearances.

It's the first goal he has scored in the King's Cup, with Al Nassr now through to the semi-finals as a result of their huge win.

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It is not the first time he has scored as many in one year, but the fact he is still doing it at 38 years old is something to be applauded no matter the league.

Premier League striker Erling Haaland is also on 50, while Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe are on 49.

Ronaldo also sits top of the scoring charts this season with 16 goals in 15 appearances.