Cristiano has two legends in his sights (MARCA)

HE'S TWO LEAGUE GOALS BEHIND PIRRI AND BUTRAGUEÑO

SANTIAGO SIGUERO 10/19/2012

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Cristiano Ronaldo  could continue to make history at Real Madrid, if his 161 goals in 155 games haven't convinced you yet. This Saturday, against Celta, he could catch two bona fide Madrid legends in the all-time goalscoring charts: José Martínez 'Pirri' y Emilio Butragueño.

'Total footballer' Pirri and 'natural born finisher' Butragueño scored 123 league goals with Real Madrid. Significant tallies in both cases, especially Pirri, a player who used to break from deep but was known for his ability to reach the opposition's area.

Butragueño was a striker, but at the Real Madrid of his era, goalscoring was Hugo Sánchez's job. Despite this, the current Madrid director was the league's top goalscorer once with a tally that seems insignificant now, next to those of Cristian and Messi: 19 goals during the 1990-91 season.

Cristiano currently lies 10 goals behind Pirri and Butragueño (who scored 171 in 16 and 12 seasons) and is set to play against Celta after seeing his impressive goalscoring run cut short during the international break with Portugal: ten goals in his last five games, including two hat-tricks (Deportivo and Ajax).

The Portuguese was unable to extend his run in Portugal's two World Cup qualifiers (defeat to Russia and a draw against Northern Ireland). He'll try to get his goalscoring back on track against Celta, a team that he's never played against as a Real Madrid player.