Cristiano Ronaldo made yet more history as a double to beat Bayern Munich 2-1 made the Real Madrid star the first player to score 100 goals in European club competitions.
The Champions League’s all-time top scorer, Ronaldo’s two-goal haul in the first leg helped Los Blancos overturn a one-goal deficit to take control of their quarter-final tie against the German champions.
The Portugal international netted the 99th and 100th European goals of his illustrious career – either side of Javi Martinez’s dismissal for two yellows – as the holders stole the initiative ahead of next week’s return at the Bernabeu.
Ronaldo’s first European goals since September were a neat finish from Dani Carvajal’s right-wing cross, before he secured an away win with a prodded finish from Marco Asensio’s delivery.
The Portugal captain scored the winning spot kick in Madrid’s penalty-shootout win over Atletico in last season’s Champions League final and his efforts on Wednesday put Zinedine Zidane’s side one step closer to a 12th European crown.
Things could have been different for Bayern had Arturo Vidal, who headed the hosts ahead on 25 minutes, doubled their lead with the penalty he blazed over in first-half stoppage-time.
Instead, it proved to be a salvage mission for 10-man Bayern, who did well to prevent Real from running away with the tie in the final half hour, Manuel Neuer’s heroics single-handedly keeping the tie alive.
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