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Ronaldo’s hattrick lift Real Madrid past Wolsburg

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Ronaldo's hattrick lift Real Madrid past Wolsburg
ronaldoCristiano Ronaldo’s hat-trick inspired Real Madrid to a 3-0
comeback victory over VfL Wolfsburg on Tuesday that clinched a
place in the Champions League semi-finals.
The prolific Portuguese winger got the 10-times European champions off to
the perfect start by tapping in Daniel Carvajal’s cross after 16
minutes and then headed a second goal less than a minute later
from Toni Kroos’ corner.
Ronaldo capped a 3-2 win on aggregate when he curled in a free
kick after 77 minutes, his 16th goal in this season’s competition
taking him within touching distance of his record of 17 in
2013-14.
It is the sixth successive season that Real have reached
the last four.
Real coach, Zinedine Zidane’s only change from the first leg was to
replace the much-criticised Danilo at right back with
Carvajal. Opposite number Dieter Hecking kept the same lineup
that served him so well at the Wolfsburg Arena.
Carvajal vindicated Zidane’s decision when he beat Julian Draxler to the
ball in midfield before setting up Ronaldo’s opening goal.
Top scorer this season in La Liga and the Champions League, the
32-year-old was in the mood for another big European occasion
and he sent the Bernabeu crowd wild with delight by scoring
twice more.

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