<P> Ronaldo scored a total of 42 goals in all competitions during the 2007--08 season, his most prolific campaign during his time in England . His first goal of the season came against his former club, Sporting, with a header in the first group match of the Champions League . He missed three matches after headbutting a Portsmouth player at the start of the season, an experience he said taught him not to let opponents provoke him, but still managed to score 13 league goals by the campaign's midway point . At the end of 2007, Ronaldo was named runner - up to Kaká for the Ballon d'Or, and came third, behind Kaká and Lionel Messi, in the running for the FIFA World Player of the Year award . </P> <P>--Dutch player Johan Cruyff on the 23 - year - old Ronaldo, April 2008 . </P> <P> Ronaldo scored his first and only hat - trick for Manchester United in a 6--0 win against Newcastle United on 12 January 2008, bringing United up to the top of the Premier League table . A month later, on 19 March, he captained United for the first time in a home win over Bolton, and scored both goals of the match . His second goal was his 33rd of the campaign, which bettered George Best's total of 32 goals in the 1967--68 season, thus setting the club's new single - season record by a midfielder . Ronaldo scored his final league goal of the season from the penalty spot in the title decider against Wigan on 11 May, as United claimed a second successive Premier League title . His 31 league goals earned him the Premier League Golden Boot, as well as the European Golden Shoe, which made him the first winger to win the latter award . </P> <P> In the knockout stage of the Champions League, Ronaldo scored the decisive goal against Lyon, which helped United advance to the quarter - finals 2--1 on aggregate, and, while playing as a striker, scored with a header in the 3--0 aggregate victory over Roma . Despite him missing a penalty in the first leg against Barcelona, United eventually advanced to the final in Moscow, where they faced Chelsea . His opening goal was negated by an equaliser as the match ended in a 1--1 draw, but although his penalty was saved in the shoot - out, Manchester United emerged victorious . As the Champions League top scorer, Ronaldo was named the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year . He additionally received the PFA Players' Player of the Year and FWA Footballer of the Year awards for the second consecutive season . </P>

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