Real Madrid Break 3 New Records In Win Against Ludogorets

In a match that saw not one, not two, not three but four different records at stake, you knew that Real Madrid would actually play for something against Ludogorets even though the Spanish giants had already qualified for the Knockout Round of the Champions League. Yet that still didn’t change the fact that with mostly fringe players and never leaving third gear, the reigning European champions easily dismantled the Bulgarian champions four nil.

The first record on the line was the most consecutive wins by a Spanish club which, until last night, Real Madrid shared with Barcelona. But with their 19th consecutive win in all competitions, Real Madrid are now officially the club with the most consecutive wins in the history of Spain, a remarkable achievement given the fact that most pundits and fans were saying this will be a disaster season after the sales of Angel Di Maria and Xabi Alonso coupled with the early rough start of the season.

The second record on the line was becoming the first team ever to win all 6 matches in the UCL group stage in 2 different seasons. AC Milan, Spartak Moscow, Barcelona, and Paris Saint-Germain had all managed 6 out of 6 wins in the group stage once. Real Madrid however have now managed it twice.

The third record was the biggest points difference between first and second place in the history of the UEFA Champions League. With Real Madrid winning last night and Basel failing to beat Liverpool, Real Madrid equaled that record by leaving an 11-point gap between themselves and second placed Basel — the same gap that Spartak Moscow (1995/96) and Barcelona (2002/03) had achieved before.

The fourth and final record, and the only one not fulfilled, was Cristiano Ronaldo equaling Messi’s goal tally in the Champions League. Ronaldo needed to score at least a hat trick to equal Messi but he only managed one goal last night, which kept Messi 2 goals ahead of Ronaldo.