Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo’s 37th hat-trick for Real Madrid saw Los Blancos past Wolfsburg 3-2 in the Champions League and into the semi-finals.
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Less than two minutes later, Real Madrid and indeed Ronaldo had their second.
“35 hat-tricks. It’s not bad is it?” Then, in the 65th minute, a Ronaldo free kick snuck through the wall and into the net to give the Spaniards the advantage. Both teams went into the encounter aware that the 2-2 first leg draw favoured the Citizens as the home side, but they did not do themselves any favours when striker Sergio Aguero missed a penalty in the first half.
“All in all, for a poor season, it’s not so bad… It was not the best but one of my best European nights”. “I’ve lived football as a player, I know what it is like”.
The former Manchester United forward has 93 Champions League goals to his name in 125 appearances – 10 more than nearest rival Lionel Messi. It was a special night and we achieved what we were looking for.
“Of course, Zidane was a great player and now he’s a great Coach for us”, he said of the trainer.
“In one way it is a pity as you can not celebrate too much tonight, but tomorrow we must think about the game on Saturday”, Zidane said.
Real Madrid were well beaten in Germany last week and faced an uphill challenge on Tuesday as they trailed 2-0 heading into the second-leg at the Santiago Bernabeu. “Goals are in my DNA”, concluded Ronaldo.
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Asked about that prospect, Bale added: “As I said after the Barcelona game, a loss always creates doubt in the team for them and hopefully that’s the case”. It was an intense match, we controlled the game. It is clear that not everyone can score three goals. With the ground rocking and his team needing something special, the competition’s all-time record goalscorer soon stepped up to the plate to complete the comeback. “I am very happy and with a month left of the season I can get even better”.
