With his 900th career goal, Cristiano Ronaldo got the best of Luka Modri in the duel of veterans in the Nations League on 39-year-old Ronaldo became the first man to reach the 900-goal milestone in official matches for club and country by scoring in Portugal's 2-1 win over Modric's Croatia."It means a lot, " Ronaldo said. "It was a milestone I wanted to reach for a long time. I knew I would reach this number https://www.portugalworldcupshop.com/collections/samu-costa-jersey, because as I continue to play, it would happen naturally."Ronaldo found the net in the 34th minute at the Stadium of Light in Lisbon to put Portugal up 2-1. He put his hands to his head and dropped to his knees during the celebration."It was emotional because it's a milestone, " he said. "It seems like any other milestone, but only I know, and the people around me, how hard it is to work every day, to be physically and psychologically fit, to score 900 goals. It's a unique milestone in my career."It was Ronaldo's 131st international career 's career rival, Lionel Messi, won the World Cup with Argentina in Associated Press contributed to this story.