Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score 100 European goals as Real Madrid defeated Bayern Munich 2-1 in the Champions League quarter-final first leg yesterday.
Chile international Arturo Vidal headed Bayern into a 26th-minute lead but then missed a penalty on the stroke of half-time. Ronaldo levelled just after the interval with his 99th European goal and went to three figures after 77 minutes.
Ten-man Bayern Munich had goalkeeper Manuel Neuer to thank for keeping the scoreline down as Real Madrid beat them 2-1. The best goalkeeper in the world did all he could to stop Zinedine Zidane’s men running riot but his best was not thwart Ronaldo.
Bayern were forced into a change before the game as Robert Lewandowski was ruled out with a shoulder injury, with Thomas Muller replacing him up front.
Meanhile, Atletico Madrid have a slight advantage over Leicester City after an Antoine Griezmann penalty helped them to a 1-0 win in a Champions League quarterfinal first leg at the Vicente Calderon.
The hosts were on the front foot from the outset, with Griezmann scuffing a shot right to Kasper Schmeichel and Yannick Carrasco lashing a volley into the side netting following a poor Robert Huth clearance.
And it was Griezmann that gave Atleti the lead in the 27th minute after drawing a foul against Marc Albrighton in the penalty area and calmly converting past Schmeichel from the spot.