The Portuguese footballer has opened the scoring in eight matches in the championship, ahead of Villa and Diego Costa, who have done it seven times.
The value of a player lies in the number of goals he scores and the importance of them. Cristiano Ronaldo is the top goalscorer in the championship and has also opened the scoring on more occasions than any other player so far in the Liga. His goal against Málaga makes it eight matches in this championship in which he has claimed the first score.
Elche, Rayo Vallecano, Almería, Betis and Málaga are the teams he opened the scoring against away from home and at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium he scored the first goal of the match against Real Sociedad, Granada and Levante. Diego Costa and Villa, of Atlético, have opened the scoring on seven occasions, while Alexis has managed it six times.
Elche, Rayo Vallecano, Almería, Betis and Málaga are the teams he opened the scoring against away from home and at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium he scored the first goal of the match against Real Sociedad, Granada and Levante. Diego Costa and Villa, of Atlético, have opened the scoring on seven occasions, while Alexis has managed it six times.
