After cutting a frustrated figure following Saturday's 1-1 draw with Madrid rivals Atletico, Cristiano Ronaldo was back in top form to help drive Real on to victory with a second-half brace.
Manager Zinedine Zidane said Cristiano Ronaldo was happy to claim his 100th European goal in Real Madrid's 2-1 win over Bayern Munich on Wednesday, but insisted the Champions League quarter-final tie is far from decided. Despite going behind in the first half we came back in the second half and came back.
"I thought it was going to be a tough game before I went out onto the pitch and Bayern started the game really strong", he said. After this match, there is little doubt that Bayern' defence will just not stand up against the best in Europe without Jerome Boateng, who is still injured.
"I want to thank Real Madrid for giving me the opportunity to have a brilliant career at the club, my teammates and the supporters. To be able to reach this mark is an honour and against a team like Bayern it is better still", he added.
Bayern should have been 2-0 up at the break, but Vidal sent his penalty well over the bar after Dani Carvajal was adjudged to have handled the ball.
Shortly after, Javi Martínez picked up two yellow cards in three minutes and left Bayern with 10 men for the final 30 minutes of the match. "But I'm happy using the substitution and with Marco Asensio's performance".
The result left Bayern with much to do in the second leg on Tuesday, while Real remained on course in their bid to become the first side to retain the Champions League crown.
"It was me who scored, but it could have been another player".
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"We played well and won well, but everything remains open for the second leg. Neuer?"
Neuer made two remarkable saves on shots by Ronaldo and Karim Benzema a few minutes apart toward the end of the match in Munich.
"We hope he is back with us in a short time".
Der FCB came into Wednesday's encounter as favourites to take a first-leg lead, but even that tag may not have prepared the Allianz Arena hosts for the freedom they enjoyed raining down on Real's goal in the opening exchanges.
"Football is like that".
Ronaldo went on to reveal that he has altered his approach to training to ensure that he is fully fit for the decisive weeks of the campaign, and stressed that he has no qualms about being rested or substituted by Zidane. I trained hard in order to be okay for this month and a half of competition.
"It is true I am anxious because I don't like to see people injured - especially at the end of the season. The team is playing well and so is Cristiano". "We work in tune".
"The rotations? It's something for Zidane and myself".
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