Ronaldo bagged a hat-trick, a record equalling seventh in the competition, as Madrid thrashed their cross-city rival Atletico Madrid 3-0 in the semi-final first leg.
"The first half hour was fantastic, we had a lot of chances to score the second, but we got it in the second-half". Karim Benzema nearly scrambled the ball home after just six minutes, before Cristiano Ronaldo headed Real ahead after 9 minutes. So what's the issue?
Cameras picked up the 32-year-old celebrating his hat-trick goal before gesturing at the crowd to stop whistling and start applauding.
"The team did a tremendous job".
Cristiano furthered his lead as the all-time top scorer in the Madrid derby games by scoring his 400th goal, putting his team on a very firm course in defending their title in the final match on June 3 in Cardiff.
"He had to undergo a doping test so we couldn't see him after the game", Ramos told reporters after the match at the Bernabeu.
Real Madrid talisman Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first player to score 50 goals in the Champions League knockout stages and has also bettered Atletico Madrid's total haul.
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It's a view shared by many supporters and Spanish newspaper Marca.
Atletico Madrid's Fernando Torres, Gabi and Koke look dejected after Real Madrid's third goal.
"He always knows that when there's an important occasion, he's going to be there and he showed it again tonight".
That is because Real credited him with a goal in a 2010 win over Real Sociedad that deflected off Pepe and was awarded to the defender instead. The Portuguese football sensation has moved to 103 goals in the Champions League football.
Diego Simeone's much-hyped defense faltered when it was needed the most, likely costing Atletico Madrid a chance of returning to the Champions League final.
There is also the postponed meeting with Celta Vigo from back in February to squeeze in, which is scheduled to take place between the final matchdays of the campaign.
Meanwhile, Zidane was full of praise for his players after the win, identifying the Atletico Madrid victory as one of the best performance of Los Blancos since he took over the club in January 2016.
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