Ronaldo subsequently scored twice in a 5—1 friendly win over on 5 March 2014 to become his country's.
At the start of 2005, Ronaldo played two of his best matches of the , producing a goal and an assist against Aston Villa and scoring twice against Arsenal.
As the joint top scorer with three goals, alongside five other players, he was again included in the team of the tournament.
On 20 April, Ronaldo played in the clinching game against Fiorentina, as Juventus won their eighth successive title after a 2—1 home win, thereby becoming the first player to win league titles in , and.
This took him to a total of eleven European Championship goals, two clear of , as the.
On 4 July, he scored his 25th league goal of the season from a free kick in a 4—1 home win over rivals Torino, becoming the first Juventus player to achieve this milestone since in 1961; the goal was also his first from a free kick with the club after 43 attempts.