Ronaldo hat trick puts Madrid into Champions League semis
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| Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after their game against Bayern Munich with the match ball during the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Second Leg in Madrid, Spain on April 18, 2017. [Photo/Agencies] |
Ronaldo scored once in regulation and twice in extra time, while Marco Asensio also netted late for Madrid, which advanced 6-3 on aggregate after a 2-1 first leg win in Germany.
"In the big moments, Ronaldo always comes through," Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said. "He scored five times in these two games, what else can I say?"Ronaldo had scored both goals for Madrid in the first leg, when he became the first player to reach 100 goals in European club competition.
Bayern played a man down from the 84th minute after Arturo Vidal picked up his second yellow card of the night for a foul on Asensio.
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