Cristiano Ronaldo reminded the world of his brilliance as he became the first player to score back-to-back hat-tricks in the knockout stage of the Champions League to all but guarantee Real Madrid a place in this season's final.
Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has asserted his team's 3-0 thrashing of city rivals Atletico Madrid in the first leg of the Champions Leg semifinals is one of the best performances during his tenure. "He's got goals in him, he is unique". "I am happy with what I am doing here and with the players, we played a great game".
Madrid captain Sergio Ramos was lucky to escape punishment after crashing his forearm into the back of Lucas Hernandez's head shortly before halftime, but Atletico's headache after this defeat will last longer than the Frenchman's bruise.
And they struck twice more in the final 20 minutes to give the scoreline the reflection Real's dominance deserved. "Ronaldo said, The team was tremendous".
Zidane was predictably delighted with the display as his side are on the verge of a third Champions League final appearance in four years.
Barcelona pulled off the biggest comeback in Champions League history earlier this season by overcoming a 4-0 first leg deficit against Paris Saint-Germain.
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Please Wait while comments are loading. He also netted a hat trick in the second leg of the quarterfinals against Bayern, in addition to the two goals he scored in the first leg in Germany. "The team was phenomenal and to score three goals made it a special night".
"I'll try to give the best as always".
Next week's match at the Vicente Calderon Stadium leaves Atletico with only a slim chance of avenging the losses to Madrid in the final both in 2016 and in 2014.
Diego Simeone's men came into the tie seeking a measure of vengeance having lost to Los Blancos in each of the past three seasons, but fell short yet again in one of their worst nights in European football.
"We call ourselves Atletico Madrid and we are able to do it", he said in declarations reproduced in the Spanish press on Wednesday morning.
"Unexpected things happen in football", Simeone said. We will play until the last drop of possibility we have.
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