Cristiano Ronaldo rejected suggestions his performance against Wolfsburg was his best game despite scoring a hat-trick to send Real Madrid into the Champions League semi-finals.
The forward wowed the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu with a thrilling display to take Los Blancos to the Champions League semi-finals for the sixth consecutive occasion, but was adamant it was not his best European evening.
The Portugal international struck twice in the space of 90 seconds to level the tie just 17 minutes in at the Santiago Bernabeu, and settled matters with a superb chipped free-kick 13 minutes from time.
But asked if it was his best display, Ronaldo told reporters: “It was one of my best nights yes but not the best.”
“Just because I have scored three goals does not mean it’s my best game.
“People know that I always give the maximum. The numbers do not lie.
“I will always try to help the team. The goals are in my DNA, but the important thing was the team.
Ronaldo also moved to praise the fans, who had booed some players during the weekend’s game with Eibar.
“We knew we had to score three or more goals. It was an intense match, we controlled the game. We were more intense and had more opportunities. We were the better team.
“It was a perfect night. I said it would be a magical night and it was what happened.
“The fans supported us and gave us a lot of strength to win a match that was complicated.”
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