Watch Cristiano Ronaldo's stunning brace to join an exclusive goal-scoring club

By Caitlin Murray
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Cristiano Ronaldo is back with the Portugal national team -- and that means a fresh opportunity to hit more international milestones, of course.

The Real Madrid star netted a brace in a comfortable 3-0 win for Portugal over Hungary on Saturday and moved up the all-time international goal-scorer chart along the way. Now he sits 12th overall and he becomes the third European player to hit the 70-goal mark. He's one goal behind Germany's Miroslav Klose and 14 goals from Ferenc Puskas.

The goals Ronaldo scored on Saturday were nice ones on top of it. His free kick in the 64th minute was quintessential Ronaldo:








Before that, he netted a low, well-placed strike from some 20 yards out that he finished inside the near post:






Ronaldo looks assured to catch up to Klose for the No. 2 spot on UEFA's all-time goal-scorer list as Portugal have a friendly vs. Sweden next week, plus a World Cup qualifier vs. Latvia in June. But for now, Ronaldo can enjoy his new spot in the exclusive 70-goal club on the international level.

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