Ronaldo rides to the rescue

Real sniper's timely hat-trick sinks Wolfsburg

Cristiano Ronaldo basked in the glory of scoring a hat-trick to inspire a stunning Real Madrid comeback to reach the Champions League semifinals with a 3-2 aggregate victory over Wolfsburg on Tuesday.

The Spanish giant made amends for its stunning 2-0 loss in Germany six days earlier as Ronaldo struck twice in just over one minute early in the match before sealing the 3-0 comeback with a trademark free kick 13 minutes from time.