Ronaldo has now scored 34 goals (and has eight assists) in 36 Champions League knockout matches for Real Madrid.
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The Citizens will making their first-ever trip to the Champions League semi-finals while Real Madrid are returning to their familiar spot in the competition for a sixth year in a row.
Wolfsburg midfielder Maximilian Arnold rued his side’s slow start after they exited the Champions League at the hands of Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid.
Ronaldo was in imperious form last night.
Maximilian Arnold felt Wolfsburg paid the price for a negative performance in the early stages of their Champions League exit at the hands of Real Madrid.
Manchester City advanced to the semi-finals overnight after a superb curling shot from Kevin de Bruyne gave them a 1-0 second-leg win over Paris St Germain to seal a 3-2 aggregate victory.
The Belgian’s 75 minute victor made Manchester City the 10 English side to qualify for a European semifinal. “The team played with all its spirit”.
“I am very happy and with a month left of the season I can get even better”.
“I never got a big head as a player and it won’t happen as a coach either after a night like this, I know how hard this job is”, said Zidane, who has repeatedly talked about the expectations on a Madrid manager since succeeding Rafa Benitez in January.
Wolfsburg knew a single road goal could still see it through on aggregate, but Ronaldo’s 77th minute strike, bent around a seven-man wall, sealed the win. “I never lost my head as a player, and will never do so as a coach”.
Less than two minutes later, Real Madrid and indeed Ronaldo had their second.
“For those who doubted Ronaldo, he has vindicated himself again”, Ramos, who himself hit the woodwork twice, said.
“Despite some runs without goals, he is always a great goal scorer and he is our icon”, Ramos said. “Today was a more intense game, more vibrant and that meant a ideal night”.
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“We should have defended better. We played with intensity in the opening minutes and we scored two quick goals”.
