WATCH: Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates 900 career goals after excellent finish against Croatia

In front of his loving home crowd in Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo recorded his 900th goal in his career. With a wonderful cross from Nuno Mendes' left side in the 34th minute of the game, the eager goal scorer had been waiting near the far post. In a perfectly executed volley, he defeated Dominic Livakovic and the goalkeeper stood no chance. The great player collapsed to his knees, covering his face to contain his joyous cries, and went to the right corner in celebration.

🚨🚨| GOAL: RONALDO DOUBLES THE LEAD!!!



Portugal 2-0 Croatia



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Portugal's first goal in the UEFA Nations League was scored by Diogo Dalot. In order to get Portugal off to a quick start here in Lisbon, he placed the ball inside the penalty area on the left side and managed to direct it past Livakovic.  Another round of questioning from the host team precedes the goal. Dalot took the ball on calmly before slipping past the Croatian custodian. 

Benjamin Sosa was positioned close to the left post when Andre Kramaric played the ball over to him. Sosa fails to direct the ball towards Mario Pasalic and instead found Dalot's leg, who then puts it into his own net. Although the Manchester United full-back has already scored twice during this game, the second goal will probably go down as less significant.

Even though there is just one goal separating the two teams, the hosts will continue to be cautious about Croatia's potential to mount a comeback.

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Cristiano Ronaldo created space for Anderson Talisca with a quick pass during the fifth minute in Al-Nassr's 4-1 victory over Al-Feiha, sending the tall Brazilian clear on goal. Cristiano Ronaldo netted his 899th goal of his career just before the half ended, slotting the ball into the net after winning a free kick.

The legendary Portuguese player appeared to be on track for scoring his 900th goal during the second half, but an improbable miss during the 59th minute, he fired the ball past the crossbar as he left the achievement for today for his country.