On Sunday, March 12, 2017, Real Madrid came from behind to beat Real Betis 2-1 at home, with goals from the current footballer of the year, Christiano Ronaldo and its ever scoring Captain, Sergio Ramos.
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CR7 celebrates after scoring against Real Betis |
With the victory over Real Betis, the European champions’ league holder became the first football team ever to score in 48 successive games
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The record was until that yesterday held by a Portuguese club, Benfica, that great feat of 47 consecutive goal scoring matches was achieved between December 1963 and January 1965.
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S. Ramos celebrates after scoring against Real Betis |
Recall that the last time Real Madrid failed to score a goal was back in April 2017 in the first leg of their Champions’ League semi-final against Manchester City of England at the Etihad.
Madrid now records 34 wins, 11 draws and just 3 defeats in 48 games since that encounter at Etihad Stadium.
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