Cristiano Ronaldo is a one-man wrecking crew, and Bayern Munich learned that lesson during Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League match.
Real Madrid went into Allianz Arena and put an end to Bayern’s 16-game home winning streak in Champions League play, emerging with a 2-1 victory in a match that was close throughout.
The home team jumped out to a 1-0 lead on a penalty kick, and had a great chance to add to it right before the end of the first half. Unfortunately, Arturo Vidal blasted a penalty over the bar, and Real was able to reset at halftime, trailing by only a goal.
And the second half was all about CR7.
Just two minutes into the second half, Ronaldo blasted home a beautiful volley to steal the momentum from the home side and silence the crowd.
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But he wasn’t done. After Javier Martinez was sent off for receiving his second yellow card in the 61st minute, Madrid turned up the heat and put on a shooting clinic. Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer came up huge a few times, but even he couldn’t deny Ronaldo from scoring a second time in the match, 30 minutes after his first one.
Goal Num 100 for #ronaldo & #RealMadrid #uefacl #BayernRealMadrid #BayernMunich https://t.co/QFUo4LwQLH
— Patrick SUFFO (@patsuffo) April 12, 2017
It was Ronaldo’s 100th goal in Champions League play.
Cristiano Ronaldo: 1st player to score 100 career goals in UEFA Club Competitions (97 Champions League, 2 UEFA Super Cup, 1 UCL Qualifying) pic.twitter.com/EsxenCkYGk
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 12, 2017
The two will square off again at the Bernabeu next Tuesday, with Real having a huge advantage thanks to the 2-1 away win.
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