Real Madrid laid an absolute beating on Bayern Munich, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos scoring two goals apiece.
Madrid crush Bayern, advance to the final
Adam PrettyMadrid were the better side in the first leg, and they were definitely the better side in the second leg. Their defense overwhelmed the Bayern attack and limited the Germans to just three shots on goal, the first one not even coming until the 60th minute.
Meanwhile, Madrid’s lethal counterattack and set piece play shredded Pep Guardiola’s back line, ending Bayern’s hopes of defending their Champions League title.
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Read Article >Ronaldo sets Champions League goalscoring record
Adam PrettyConsider that the Champions League (or its predecessor, the European Cup) is a 59-year-old competition and nobody has ever scored 15 goals in one season before. Not Alfredo Di Stefano, not Ferenc Puskas, not Eusebio, Gerd Muller, Michel Platini, Marco van Basten, Romario, Raul, Kaka or Lionel Messi. Nobody.
And speaking of Messi, that is the man (along with Jose Altafini, who also scored 14 in one tournament) whose record Ronaldo broke. That can’t be lost on the Portuguese either.
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