"We did it again and after scoring the two goals I was really happy because I helped Real Madrid to win". "That is how ambitious he is".
A full 659 minutes had passed since the talisman's previous UEFA Champions League goal - his longest barren spell in the competition for Madrid - when he ghosted into the Bayern area and volleyed in Dani Carvajal's cross to equalise on 47 minutes.
Earlier, teenager Kylian Mbappe scored twice to give Monaco a 3-2 win at Borussia Dortmund, in a match that was postponed by a day after an attack on the home team's bus.
Bayern had Javi Martinez sent off in the second half, paving the way for Ronaldo's 77th-minute victor.
Aug 10, 2013; St. Louis, MO, USA; Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo (7) celebrates his goal against Inter Milan. The Portuguese winger used his strength and speed to completely bypass Bayern defenders as he scored both of his goals from crosses. Even losing at the break, we had a good feeling for the second half. He did well, he made some saves but that's football.
"We missed the penalty when we could have made it 2-0, then we conceded right at the start of the second half and that changed the match".
He had not scored in the Champions League in 659 minutes before Wednesday night, last finding the net in a 2-2 group stage draw with Borussia Dortmund in September a year ago.
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In a boost for Renault , both drivers made the top 10, with German Nico Hulkenberg seventh and Briton Jolyon Palmer 10th. Speaking about the lap, Verstappen said his preparation on the outlap had been disturbed by the Williams driver.
A Paulo Dybala double ensured Juventus took a massive step towards the semi-finals after a commanding win over Barcelona in Turin.
"Before I jumped on the pitch, I thought it was going to be a tough match, that Bayern would get into the game", Ronaldo said.
"You will see how we are going to play but he is in the squad, happy and training well without any problems".
Despite scoring 28 goals in 37 outings this season - including 19 in La Liga - Ronaldo has been scrutinised by different pundits this season for a perceived lack of form and commitment.
Bayern's defence has been more than questionable in the Bundesliga for a while but now in the Champions League, they have had a side of extreme calibre pick apart their defence.
Zidane didn't say whether he will rest Ronaldo or any other regular starter for the team's away game at relegation-threatened Sporting Gijon on Saturday in the Spanish league.
The Bavarians now have it all to do for the return in Madrid next Tuesday.
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