Cristiano Ronaldo breaks ANOTHER Champions League record as Man Utd star scores late winner in 178th appearance

CRISTIANO RONALDO’S love affair with the Champions League continued as he broke yet another European record – before scoring a dramatic late winner.

The Portuguese superstar made his 178th appearance in the competition as Ronaldo fired Manchester United to a stunning comeback win at Old Trafford.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a stunning late winner on his record-breaking 178th appearance in the Champions League

The appearance puts him one ahead of former Real Madrid team-mate Iker Casillas in the all-time list.

But it will be his late winner that will be remembered most from this tie.

After Paco Alcacer had given Villarreal a deserved lead, Alex Telles equalised with a brilliant volley.

United pushed for a winner but looked like they would have to settle for a point.

That’s when Ronaldo stepped up.

After a cross came in, he nodded down to Jesse Lingard, who put the ball back into Ronaldo’s path.

The Portuguese then fired in from a narrow angle in the 95th minute to send United home with all three points.

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Already the record scorer in the competition, it was Ronaldo’s 136th goal in the Champions League.

Long-time rival Lionel Messi lags behind Ronaldo and Casillas in third with 27 fewer appearances than the new record holder.

Ronaldo holds a host of Champions League records to go with his haul of five European trophies.

The 36-year-old now has the most goals overall (136), the most goals in a season (17), and the most goals in the kock-out stages (67).

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