🎥 Was Raul the most underrated player in European football?

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Alex Mott·27 June 2019

Happy 42nd birthday to a true Real Madrid legend.

In this Messi/Ronaldo age it’s easy to overlook just how brilliant a goalscorer Raul was back in the day.

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Before CR7 came along, Raul was Los Blancos’ greatest ever goalscorer, netting 323 times for the club in a glittering 16-year career.

Even in the age of the Galacticos, the Madrid-born forward was always there, never told to leave for someone shinier and new.

And to celebrate the occasion, the official LaLiga Twitter account have posted some of his best goals for Real Madrid – and they really are special.

A @realmadriden legend is celebrating! 💜7⃣💜 Happy 42nd birthday @RaulGonzalez! 🎁
– Thursday, 27 June 2019

Which poses the question: was Raul the most underrated player in Europe at the turn of the Millennium?