Cristiano Ronaldo moved to fifth in Real Madrid's all-time top scorers this week – but he's still got a long way to go to reach some of the greats of the game.
It must pain him to see how far ahead his main rival for global superstar Lionel Messi is - the 26-year-old already topping Barcelona's list.
But he'll be pleased to see he is the ONLY player who has scored at an astonishing rate of more than a goal per game while at Real.
Real deal: Cristiano Ronaldo is the only player in Real Madrid's top five to have scored at more than one a game
Sportsmail has compiled a list of the top five all-time scorers at the biggest clubs across Europe.
Rather surprisingly, AC Milan legend Andriy Shevchenko is beaten to the top spot of their all-time scorers by Swede Gunnar Nordahl, who netted almost 100 more goals than him.
Kenny Dalglish (172) and Michael Owen (158) have been edged out of Liverpool's top five by Robbie Fowler.
And it seems inconceivable that Wayne Rooney won't go on to beat Sir Bobby Charlton's 249 United goals record sitting fourth only 48 behind.
REAL MADRID
Benchmark: Ronaldo must score 113 more times to catch Spanish striker Raul's tally
Raul (Spain), 1994-2010: 323 goals in 741 (0.44)
Alfredo Di Stefano, 1953-1964: 305 in 392 (0.78)
Carlos Santillana (Spain), 1971-1988: 289 in 645 (0.45)
Ferenc Puskas (Hungary), 1958-1966: 242 in 262 (0.92)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), 2009-present: 210 in 206 (1.02)
VIDEO: 10 of Raul's best for Real in the Champions League
BARCELONA
Shadowmaker: If not for Barcelona's Lionel Messi, Ronaldo would streak ahead of current players
Lionel Messi (Argentina), 2004-present: 323 in 373 (0.87 goals per game)
Cesar Rodriguez Alvarez (Spain), 1942-1955: 294 in 433 (0.68 goals per game)
Laszlo Kubala (Hungary), 1950-1961: 194 in 256 (0.76 goals per game)
Josep Samitier (Spain), 1919-1932: 178 (appearances not available)
Josep Escola (Spain), 1934-1949: 163 in 235 (0.69 goals per game)
VIDEO: Five of Messi's finest for Barcelona and Argentina
JUVENTUS
Mercurial: Juventus's top scorer Alessandro Del Piero is still carving up defences (in Australia) at age 38
Alessandro Del Piero (Italy), 1993-2012: 290 in 705 (0.41)
Giampiero Boniperti (Italy), 1946-1961: 182 in 444 (0.41)
Roberto Bettega (Italy), 1970-1983: 178 in 326 (0.54)
David Trezeguet (France), 2000-2010: 171 in 318 (0.54)
Omar Sivori (Argentina), 1957-1965: 167 in 254 (0.65)
VIDEO: A top-10 compilation from Alessandro Del Piero
AC MILAN
Prolific: AC Milan's Swedish striker Gunnar Nordahl (right) won two Scudetto's with the Italian giants
Gunnar Nordahl (Sweden), 1949-1956: 221 in 268 (0.82)
Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine), 1999-2006 & 2008-2009: 175 in 322 (0.54)
Gianni Rivera (Italy), 1960-1979: 164 in 658 (0.25)
Jose Altafini (Brazil), 1958-1965: 161 in 246 (0.65)
Aldo Boffi (Italy), 1936-1945: 131 in 187 (0.7)
VIDEO: Sweden goal shooter Gunnar Nordahl in action
LIVERPOOL
Famous finger: Liverpool and Wales goal machine Ian Rush gives his trademark post-goal salute
Ian Rush (Wales), 1980-1987 & 1988-1996: 346 in 660 (0.52)
Roger Hunt (England), 1958-1969: 286 in 492 (0.59)
Gordon Hodgson (England), 1925-1936: 241 in 377 (0.63)
Billy Liddell (Scotland), 1938-1961: 228 in 534 (0.43)
Robbie Fowler (England), 1993-2001 & 2006-2007: 183 in 369 (0.5)
VIDEO: Five classic Ian Rush finishes
MANCHESTER UNITED
Legend: Sir Bobby Charlton was a master goal poacher and lethal with his free-kicks
Sir Bobby Charlton (England), 1956-1973: 249 in 758 (0.33)
Denis Law (Scotland), 1962-1973: 237 in 404 (0.59)
Jack Rowley (England), 1937-1955: 211 in 424 (0.5)
Wayne Rooney (England), 2004-present: 201 in 408 (0.49)
George Best (Northern Ireland), 1963-1974: 179 in 470 (0.38)
VIDEO: Bobby Charlton scoring from everywhere for United
MANCHESTER CITY
Immense: Manchester City's top goal-scorer Eric Brook was known for his strength and thunderous shot
Eric Brook (England), 1928-1939: 178 in 499 (0.36)
Tommy Johnson (England), 1920-1930: 166 in 328 (0.5)
Colin Bell (England), 1966-1979: 153 in 492 (0.31)
Joe Hayes (England), 1953-1965: 152 in 363 (0.42)
Billy Meredith (Wales), 1894-1906 & 1921-1924: 152 in 394 (0.39)
CHELSEA
Greatness: Frank Lampard lets it sink in after he became Chelsea's greatest ever goal scorer
Frank Lampard (England), 2001-present: 204 in 615 (0.33)
Bobby Tambling (England), 1959-1970: 202 in 370 (0.55)
Kerry Dixon (England), 1983-1992: 193 in 420 (0.45)
Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast), 2004-2012: 157 in 341 (0.46)
Roy Bentley (England), 1948-1956: 150 in 367 (0.41)
VIDEO: Lampard's 202nd and 203rd to go top for Chelsea
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