Cristiano Ronaldo defied boos from Real Madrid's infamously demanding fans to "demolish" Bayern Munich and set another personal milestone with 101 Champions League goals. "I don't know if we would have qualified but it's important not to make mistakes". Madrid won the match with 4-2 score.
Bayern were all over Real at this point but couldn't quite force a second goal, and they were made to pay when Ronaldo made it 1-1 on the night, holding off Philipp Lahm to nod Casemiro's clipped cross into the bottom corner.
Bayern were 2-1 up after 90 minutes, taking the game to extra time after their loss by the same scoreline at the Allianz Arena last week, but Madrid decided the tie with three more goals to send the Bavarians packing. "The team was good, we played well and obviously I'm happy with the goals".
And now Bayern have been hit with the news their No1 will be out for the rest of the season with a fracture.
"In the big moments, Ronaldo always comes through", Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said.
Barcelona will be on against Juventus on Wednesday in their Champions League quarterfinal second leg aiming to overturn a 3-0 deficit.
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Ronaldo has a remarkable 85 Champions League goals in as many games since joining Madrid in 2009.
Ronaldo appeared to be in front of the defenders, and just offside, for his first goal in extra time.
In recent years he has had a bigger impact on the Clasico than his Argentine rival, scoring the victor at Camp Nou last season and netting in both matches in 2014-15.
Speaking after the game, Vidal said Bayern had suffered a "robbery" at the hands of Kassai, claiming the official, not Real Madrid, had been responsible for their elimination. We played against the best team [we've faced] by far, we had many chances in the first half but then we lacked tranquillity ...
"It's too early to think about that, but hopefully that's what we will achieve in the end", said Ronaldo, who on Tuesday became the first player to score 100 Champions League goals.
Madrid fans will miss him when he is gone.
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