Cristiano Ronaldo Fails to tie Record Despite Real Madrid Win, Andrea Pirlo Scores in 100th Appearance

Cristiano Ronaldo was shut out on Tuesday, prevented from tying Raul's UEFA Champions League scoring record, but the defending champs, Real Madrid, still managed to beat English Premiere League (EPL) squad Liverpool 1-0 in front of their home crowd at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu.
Karim Benzema redirected Marcelo's pass during the 27th minute of the game to give Real Madrid their only goal of the night. Ronaldo, who has 70 UEFA Champions League goals in his career, is just one shy of tying the record but Real Madrid's coach Carlo Ancelotti said the Portuguese star was more focused on winning the match than the other distractions.
"Cristiano is working hard for himself and the side, just like other players," said Ancelotti. "I don't think he's thinking about the record, he has time -- it's not his last game. He is focused on playing for the team."
Real Madrid remains undefeated in the Group Stage of the tournament, with 12 points thus far and has a comfortable lead over FC Basel (6 points), who slid into second place in Group B with Liverpool's loss (3 points) and beating Ludogorets Razgrad (3 points) 4-0 win at home. FC Basel's victory over the Bulgarian squad, who is last in the group, was payback of sorts after Ludogorets notched their first win ever Champions League win at the expense of the Swiss club last month.