Sergio Ramos completes century of goals for Real Madrid after header against Inter Milan

departure of Cristia Ronaldo to Juventus in 2018 has brought out in open, significance of Sergio Ramos as a leader and an enabler for Real Madrid. centre-back has been one of key players for Zinedine Zidane, coming up in top clutch, including in front of goal. Ramos' sublime performance was again on display against Inter Milan, with his strike taking his tally to 100 goals for Los Blancos. 

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Sergio Ramos 100 goals' milestone achieved during Real Madrid vs Inter Milan clash 

Real Madrid were up against Inter Milan, with a victory was all that was needed to continue in competition. Karim Benzema opened scoring for hosts in 25th minute after Inter right-back Achraf Hakimi gifted away a goal to his former club. Benzema anticipated a back pass from Hakimi to Samir Handavic before intercepting it to strike past an empty net. 

Ramos doubled lead for defending LaLiga champions eight minutes later. Spain international headed ball past net courtesy of a sublime corner kick from midfielder Toni Kroos. With header, Ramos mand to reach 100-goal tally for Real Madrid. Interestingly, centre-back has headed 55 of se goals. 

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Sergio Ramos Real Madrid stats beyond incredible 

Barcelona manr Ronald Koeman currently leads all-time goalscoring charts for a defender, having netted 253 goals during his stint with Barcelona, PSV and Nerlands national team. Interestingly, Koeman was key penalty and free-kick taker for se sides, while Ramos has taken up spot-kick duty only since 2018. 

Ramos has mand to achieve 100-goal feat in 659 appearances for Real Madrid, spanning 16 seasons. In all, he has netted 105 goals at club level, including his stint with Sevilla. Besides, he has also scored 23 times for Spanish national team, managing figure in 175 games.

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Rodrygo rescues Real Madrid vs Inter Milan 

Meanwhile, Lautaro Martinez and Ivan Perisic struck back one goal each to bring match level, in what could have been a difficult result for Los Blancos. But Brazilian prodigy Rodrygo combined with his compatriot Vinicius Jr to score from a scintillating counter-attack with 10 minutes remaining in game. 

Real Madrid succeeded in maintaining ir hold in group st of competition following a defeat and a draw in previous two games of Champions League. A defeat could have all but confirmed Spanish giants' exit from European top club competition and team could have been forced to ply ir trade in Europa League. 

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Sergio Ramos contract talks to materialise soon?

Meanwhile, Ramos' contractual situation has been a sign of worry for Bernabeu faithful. 34-year-old sees out his contract at end of current season with an agreement on his stay yet to be agreed upon. But, various reports believe two parties will come to an agreement before January next year. 

Im courtesy: Real Madrid Twitter