Monday, February 2, 2009

Raúl joins Di Stéfano as Madrid's top marksman

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Raúl González entered the record books again on Saturday evening when he drew level with Alfredo di Stéfano as the top scorer in the history of Real Madrid CF. The 31-year-old striker opened the scoring in the 2-0 victory against CD Numancia in the Spanish Liga to reach 307 goals in all competitions with the capital club, matching the historic landmark of the honorary president of the Merengues.

Fourteen-year success
Raúl's rise to Madrid greatness started on 5 November 1994, a week after his debut against Real Zaragoza, with a goal against city rivals Club Atlético de Madrid. Since then, the club captain has scored 214 goals in 503 league matches, as well as setting a competition record of 64 in 123 games in the UEFA Champions League. In addition, Raúl has added to his tally in the Copa del Rey (35 matches, 18 goals), the Spanish Super Cup (12 matches, seven goals), the UEFA Super Cup (four games, one goal), the Intercontinental Cup (three matches, one goal) and the FIFA World Club Championship (four matches, two goals) to reach his current figure.

Title goal
The Madrid striker was delighted with the personal achievement but stressed the value of the victory and thanked his team-mates for their help. "The most important thing is the victory but it was very nice to reach Alfredo's record," said Raúl. "I hope to overtake him in the upcoming matches. To reach that figure you must be at Real Madrid, playing up front, and with very good coaches and team-mates, the likes of which I have had. I am pleased and happy but what I want is to win more titles." Madrid coach Juande Ramos also stressed the importance of the talisman to his side. "Imagine the heights he has had to reach to match Di Stéfano," he added. "Di Stéfano was one of the greatest players there has been so to equal his record says everything. He brings a lot to the team and scored the first goal tonight, which was crucial to helping us to win the game."

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