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Champions League is Real Madrid’s tournament –Ronaldo

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Champions League is Real Madrid's tournament --Ronaldo

Having won a record back-to-back titles, Portugal and Real Madrid forward, Cristiano Ronaldo has boldly declared that “the Champions League is Real Madrid’s tournament.”

Ronaldo scored twice on Wednesday night to marked his return to the Champions League as Madrid grabbed a 3-0 win against APOEL at the Bernabeu.

The recently crown Uefa Player of the Year has now scored 107 goals in the competition.

After the game, he told Uefa.com: “It was a game we needed to win; we played at home and wanted to start the Champions League well.

“I think the side were good; we know we were taking on a defensive outfit. We could’ve scored more, but in the end, it was a good result and we’ve started off well and we’re happy with that.

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“I’m delighted to be back playing. This is a distinct competition and to start playing again and scoring goals is very important for me. I helped the side and feel good about that.

“There’s still a long way to go; let’s go game by game. First, we have the group stage then we can see.

“Of course, we want to win this tournament. The Champions League is Real Madrid’s competition and we want to win it.”

The Zinedine Zidane’s men will play away to Bundesliga giants, Borussia Dortmund in their next Champions League game.

Dortmund fell 3-1 at Wembley against Tottenham also on Wednesday night.

 

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