Cristiano Ronaldo is out of the Champions League after being the player with the most appearances in UEFA history

After it was announced that Cristiano Ronaldo is the player with the most appearances in the history of the UEFA Champions League, the Portuguese was eliminated from the tournament by Atletico Madrid. 

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Mr. Champions, as the player is known, faced Los Colchoneros with his Red Devils, but on this occasion, Diego Pablo Simeone's game plan was overwhelming. 

With a personal mark designed only for the Portuguese, "Cholo" Simeone managed to neutralize the danger that CR7 represents for any goal, and was able to dominate Ralf Rangnick's game plan. 

With how many games did Cristiano Ronaldo become the player with the most appearances in UEFA history?

Reaching a UEFA Champions League duel is no easy feat, now, to do it 183 times is something that only out-of-the-ordinary players like Cristiano Ronaldo can achieve. 

And just today, when UEFA announced this fact as a form of recognition to the Portuguese star, Manchester United was defeated, as they were unable to counter Atlético's tough defensive record. 

Even so, the fact that Cristiano Ronaldo is the player with the most appearances in the UEFA Champions League will remain in the history books, where it can be seen that he played 101 of these matches with Real Madrid, 23 with Juventus and 59 with Manchester United. 

And it is not that the Portuguese have not tried, but Reinildo Mandava was in charge of neutralizing the Portuguese star, who was isolated from the Red Devils' midfield so that there was no opportunity to pass the ball to him.

Cristiano Ronaldo needed Edinson Cavani on the pitch

When Ralf Rangnick decided to bring Edinson Cavani into the game, the second half of the match was already well underway, and the fact that the player came on in the 75th minute of the match means that the idea was already in the coach's mind. 

The problem is that when he executed it, the game was already decided because if Cavani had been on the field as a starter, he probably would have helped to take away CR7's personal mark. 

Was this Cristiano Ronaldo's last UEFA Champions League?

At 37 years of age, the question of whether this was Cristiano Ronaldo's last UEFA Champions League is up in the air, although the player has not commented on the matter. 

A few months ago, Mr. Champions declared that he wants to continue playing until his 40th birthday, so the hope of seeing him back in the competition still remains. 

But it remains to be seen if, after this defeat, the player will have the courage to continue participating in Europe's top club tournament.

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