Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 13 Champions League semi-final goals in eight different ties across seven different campaigns.

He's scored more goals in the competition than Atletico Madrid, the club as a whole, have. During his slaying of Real's city rivals in the semi-final first leg on Tuesday, he hit his 50th, 51st, and 52nd Champions League knockout goal. He's scored 399 times for Real Madrid and, still, somehow, incredibly and sickeningly, people have the audacity to suggest that he doesn't score in big games or that his goals are handed to him. As if what he's done over the last 13 years has just been pure, prolonged luck. The accusation that Ronaldo doesn't do it in big games is absolutely bonkers. It's an insult to one of the greatest of all time who has been doing it consistently since he was a teenager at United. So, we looked back at all these so-called big games that Ronaldo didn't do it in. We looked at the goals he scored alone - didn't even bother to take assists or big performances into account, just goals. We even left out some big international games or Champions League knockout clashes that some would turn their noses up at because of the name of the opposition - so we could happily qualify a 'big game' in the eyes of the majority. And, still, we make it that Cristiano Ronaldo has scored in 65 so-called big games and hit the winning penalty in another. That's 66 times he has delivered with a goal in a big game. 66 times. Here they are.

2004

FA Cup 5th round Manchester United 4-2 Manchester City 1 goal Ronaldo rattled in his second competitive goal for United in a city derby and a knockout cup clash with the side playing with 10 men for over 50 minutes thanks to Gary Neville's red card. FA Cup final Manchester United 3-0 Millwall 1 goal Wins his first major trophy at senior level and scores in the Millennium Stadium decider at 19. Euro 2004 semi-final Portugal 2-1 Holland 1 goal Still 19, Ronaldo helps his country into the European Championships decider with a semi-final goal in his first major tournament. World Cup qualifier Portugal 7-1 Russia 2 goals Pitted in a group with Russia and Slovakia, Portugal went into their first big test in October of 2004 but they destroyed the Russians.

2005

Premier League Arsenal 2-4 Manchester United 2 goals At the home of the champions, Ronaldo grabs a brace. World Cup qualifier Portugal 2-0 Slovakia 1 goal Delivering again when it matters for his country.

2006

Premier League Manchester United 3-1 Manchester City 1 goal Another derby goal as Ronaldo began to inspire United's three-in-a-row exploits.

2007

Champions League quarter-finals Manchester United 7-1 Roma 2 goals Trailing 2-1 from the first leg, Ronaldo helped drive United into the last four with a complete dismantling of the Italians. Champions League semi-finals Manchester United 3-2 AC Milan 1 goal Fergie's men took the first leg in a thriller with Milan. Premier League Manchester City 0-1 Manchester United 1 goal The game that eventually clinched United the title. Premier League Arsenal 2-2 Manchester United 1 goal He was just beginning to turn into a scoring machine at this stage.

2008

Champions League 2nd round Manchester United 1-0 Lyon 1 goal Helps United through to the last eight. Premier League Manchester 3-0 Liverpool 1 goal Any goal against the old enemy is a big goal. Champions League quarter-finals Roma 0-2 Manchester United 1 goal Motoring now. Champions League final Manchester United 1-1 Chelsea 1 goal Hang time, accuracy, pure neck-muscle power. Euro 2008 group stage Czech Republic 1-3 Portugal 1 goal Scored and assisted to ensure Portugal's qualification for the quarter-final.

2009

Champions League semi-finals Arsenal 1-3 Manchester United 2 goals Another final booked. Premier League Manchester United 2-0 Manchester City 1 goal Loves scoring against City almost as much as he does scoring at Arsenal.

2010

Champions League group stage Real Madrid 2-0 AC Milan 1 goal Big games for Madrid are fewer and farther between but he still scored in plenty of them.

2011

La Liga Real Madrid 1-1 Barcelona 1 goal His first El Clasico goal. Scored in both Champions League quarter-final games against Spurs the week before too. Copa del Rey final Barcelona 0-1 Real Madrid 1 goal Scores the winner to secure his second goal in four days against Barca and his first title as a Real Madrid player. Spanish Super Cup Barcelona 3-2 Real Madrid 1 goal Went down but another El Clasico goal. La Liga Real Madrid 4-1 Atletico Madrid 2 goals Delivering in the derby again.

2012

Copa del Rey Real Madrid 1-2 Barcelona 1 goal First leg defeat but another strike. La Liga Atletico Madrid 1-4 Real Madrid 3 goals Hat-trick against the city rivals. La Liga Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid 1 goal Guiding Madrid to La Liga title with a 73rd minute winner. Champions League semi-final Real Madrid 2-1 Bayern Munich 2 goals Forced extra time in a must-win game for Madrid. Euro 2012 group stage Portugal 2-1 Holland 2 goals Another must-win game and sees Portugal through to the quarters. Euro 2012 quarter-final Portugal 1-0 Czech Republic 1 goal Secures another semi-final spot. Spanish Super Cup Barcelona 3-2 Real Madrid 1 goal First leg defeat but a first leg goal that proves crucial. Spanish Super Cup Real Madrid 2-1 Barcelona 1 goal And again. And another title for Real. Champions League group stage Real Madrid 3-2 Manchester City 1 goal 90th minute winner as Madrid come from behind to beat the Premier League champions. La Liga Barcelona 2-2 Real Madrid 2 goals Two for Messi, two for Ronaldo. La Liga Real Madrid 2-0 Atletico Madrid 1 goal A lot of big goals in 2012.

2013

Champions League 2nd round Real Madrid 1-1 Manchester United  1 goal An equalising goal against his old team. Copa del Rey semi-finals Barcelona 1-3 Real Madrid 2 goals Another brace against the arch nemeses sees them into another final. Champions League 2nd round Manchester United 1-2 Real Madrid 1 goal Scores the winner back at Old Trafford to put Madrid through. Champions League semi-finals Borussia Dortmund 4-1 Real Madrid 1 goal After scoring three in the Champions League quarter-finals against Galatasaray, Ronaldo hit the only goal in Germany for Madrid. Champions League group stage Real Madrid 2-1 Juventus 2 goals Two European giants separated by Ronaldo. Champions League group stage Juventus 2-2 Real Madrid 1 goal Another big game, another goal. World Cup playoffs Portugal 1-0 Sweden 1 goal Massive goal for his country. World Cup playoffs Sweden 2-3 Portugal 3 goals Massive hat-trick for his country to secure a place in Brazil.

2014

La Liga Atletico Madrid 2-2 Real Madrid 1 goal 82nd minute equaliser. La Liga Real Madrid 3-4 Barcelona 1 goal El Clasico calls. Champions League quarter-finals Real Madrid 3-0 Borussia Dortmund 1 goal On the way to La Decima. Champions League semi-finals Bayern Munich 0-4 Real Madrid 2 goals Another final secured for Ronnie. Champions League final Real Madrid 4-1 Atletico Madrid 1 goal First European title in 12 years for the club. World Cup 2014 group stage Portugal 2-1 Ghana 1 goal 80th minute winner that Portugal needed to stay in with a chance of qualification for the second round. La Liga Real Madrid 1-2 Atletico Madrid 1 goal Loves a derby, he does. La Liga Real Madrid 3-1 Barcelona 1 goal Loves an El Clasico, he does.

2015

Copa del Rey Real Madrid 2-2 Atletico Madrid 1 goal Big game, another goal. La Liga Barcelona 2-1 Real Madrid 1 goal You'd think they'd know to mark him at this stage. Champions League semi-finals Juventus 2-1 Real Madrid 1 goal Away goal for Madrid. Champions League semi-finals Real Madrid 1-1 Juventus 1 goal Home goal for Madrid, but not enough.

2016

Champions League 2nd round Roma 0-2 Real Madrid 1 goal Second half strike opens the scoring and sets the tone for this tie. Champions League 2nd round Real Madrid 2-0 Roma 1 goal Same again. La Liga Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid 1 goal With 10 men and five minutes remaining, Ronaldo takes one on the chest and volleys home spectacularly to win the game. Champions League quarter-finals Real Madrid 3-0 Wolfsburg 3 goals With Madrid trailing 2-0 from the first leg, Ronaldo single-handedly rescued their European campaign. Champions League final Real Madrid 1-1 Atletico Madrid 0 goals But he did score the winning penalty. Euro 2016 group stage Hungary 3-3 Portugal 2 goals After two draws in their opening group games, Portugal were on the verge of heading out of the tournament but Ronaldo twice dragged them from behind with two spectacular goals. Euro 2016 semi-finals Wales 0-2 Portugal 1 goal Towering second half header to put his country on the way to the final. La Liga Atletico Madrid 0-3 Real Madrid 3 goals Puts the best defence in Spain to the sword himself. Club World Cup final Real Madrid 4-2 Kashima Antlers 3 goals Scored an equalising penalty to tie the game then hit two extra time goals to win the cup.

2017

Champions League quarter-finals Bayern Munich 1-2 Real Madrid 2 goals The start of an eight-goal streak across three legs to date. Champions League quarter-finals Real Madrid 4-2 Bayern Munich 3 goals That was pretty special. Champions League semi-finals Real Madrid 3-0 Atletico Madrid 3 goals Rips one of the tightest defences anywhere apart himself once more with a header, a volley, and a composed, close-range finish.