It’s another big game for Cristiano Ronaldo whose hat-trick sank city rivals Atletico Madrid in the first leg of the UEFA champions league semi-final clash in Santiago Bernabeu.
He remains the man for the job! He had almost single-handedly swept aside Bayern Munich and now Atletico in the business end of the Champions League.
Real’s corner was not dealt with, Sergio Ramos crossed in, headed out, Casemiro sent it back in first time and Ronaldo was head and shoulders over Stefan Savic to bury a header from six yards.
Marcelo finds Karim Benzema on the edge of the area, he flicks it on and Filipe Luis tries to nick it.
He doesn’t get there, Ronaldo rolls him and then thumps home from 18 yards. Deadly.
A hat-trick used to be something to tell your friends about, a rare beast spotted fleetingly, heard about through whispers in a playground, barely believed.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have turned them into the bog-standard. Almost expected.
It’s another comprehensive finish, sub Lucas Vazquez puts a cross into the middle, the Atletico defence is by now all over the place and Cristiano Ronaldo slams home his third.
You can’t score a hat-trick against Bayern Munich in the quarter final and then a hat-trick against Atletico Madrid in the semifinal. It’s just not on.
Atletico were camped inside their own half. They just cannot get out.
When they get forward, there is no outlet because all the players are in defensive positions.
This is the Champions League semi-final – Griezmann hasn’t played in as many matches of this ilk as Ronaldo and you can tell. Griezmann has just not shown up.
Ronaldo has now become the all-time champions league highest goal scorer having scored 103.
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