please welcome on stage the one the only Cristiano [Applause] [Music] Ronaldo president you're handing over a very special award the record for alltime leading goal scorer in the UEFA Champions League what does he mean to you for the competition I mean first of all uh if we want to speak about Cristiano's career we need an hour or two I will not take so much time uh fantastic 140 goals in the Champions League such a dedication such a successful career I don't I don't see how it could turn better for you uh you know if we
think about champions league if we think about Euro we think about Cristiano if we think about football we think about Cristiano so an amazing career amazing player that absolutely deserves this now I have a problem with Cristiano Ronaldo as well because unfortunately he doesn't play the best competition anymore but since we all know that he he's probably the only one who is not aging that I know we can still hope that he's coming back one day so congratul I mean we would love to see you back in the Champions League because to be honest as
someone who works in it and as fans as well I mean you came alive in this competition it's been such a pleasure to watch you in it but what is it about the Champions League it's like you have this love affair with this competition I play Asian League don't forget that okay Champions League too now for me it's it's a pleasure to be here thank you for this amazing word means a lot to me uh as you know Champions League it's it's the highest in the football uh I had opportunity not only you know the
records speak for itself but I don't mean that I mean the pleasure to play in that competition as Buon say it's our motivation when you listen the music it's you're turning on you know it's it's crazy and for me it's it was special because I win so many times and the goal scor I you know everything that as you know and um it's great it's great to be here I have nice memories when I coming uh to Monaco to this to this Gala because you know football and ourselves we we manage by memories Our Lives
is memories so I have good I have uh very very good memories I'm not regret what you say in never know we never know what's going to happen uh but let's see let's see what's the future brings Christian Paran you uh lifted this trophy five times scored in four finals can you pick a favorite one well it's difficult to pick to pick one but we always mention the first one the first one is always the most special one I remember when I was in Manchester and I won I scored in a final too I missed
the penalty too but but it was it was good I I remember that it was so special but of course I have to mention to Real Madrid because I won four times there and uh and um all the stories that we had there in Real Madrid 2008 in Lisbon uh in front of Portuguese fans was quite special because Real Madrid in that period they are so many years making a pressure to win the champions league and we felt I felt because in that period I was the most expensive player in the world and they always
make a pressure when you're going to win the Champions League when you're going to win the champions league and we spend like six years but as you know the champions league and the goals they are like the katchup when you start when you open they coming in the same way they were for you yeah love it brilliant huge congratulations Cristiano on this latest piece of silver have you got space in your trophy cabinet for this one of course they always have always room special place in my museum in Madera so you have available to go
there to visit mum and a bit of a tourism there for you as well why not
