Historic Goals: Van Nistelrooy

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·9 February 2022

Historic Goals: Van Nistelrooy

This week, in Historic Goals, the star of the show is Van Nistelrooy. The forward arrived at Real Madrid from Manchester United in the 2006/2007 season and excelled inside the penalty area with a great goal-scoring instinct.

Real Madrid visited El Madrigal to take on Villarreal in matchday 2 of the 2007/2008 season. Van Nistelrooy scored the third goal of the game after a low cross to the far post from Ramos. The Dutchman took the ball down and finished with a shot across the goal. The match finish 5-0 to the visitors. In the 96 games he played for Real Madrid, Van Nistelrooy scored 64 goals. He won 2 Spanish League titles and 1 Spanish Super Cup as well as the Pichichi Trophy in his first season.