The embarrassing stat that suggests it's time Ronaldo gives up taking free-kicks

 



The Real Madrid star fluffed two more set-pieces as he was frustrated against Paris Saint-Germain, extending his appalling record from dead-ball situations in recent times Real Madrid had a frustrating evening against Paris Saint-German on Wednesday but no player will have come away from the Parc des Princes more disappointed than Cristiano Ronaldo as he extended an unwanted record.


The Portuguese star had two more free-kick attempts against PSG, though he failed to test the goalkeeper with both and only beat the wall with one, which means that he has now scored just two free-kicks from his last 88 attempts.

Ronaldo's reputation as a free-kick specialist is beginning to evaporate, with Miralem Pjanic among the players showing him how it's done; the Bosnian has scored four from eight attempts this season alone, while Tottenham's Christian Eriksen netted two in one game against Swansea City.