Cristiano Ronaldo may have helped fire Real Madrid through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League at the expense of Paris Saint-Germain, tonight, but the Portuguese phenom was perhaps fortunate to remain on the pitch at the Parc des Princes, tonight.
The five time Ballon d'Or winner maintained his record of scoring in every Champions League game, this season when he gave Real the lead in Paris, tonight, extending their aggregate lead to 4-1 in the process.
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But in the 15th minute of the match, Ronaldo almost came to blows with PSG full-back and former El Clasico rival Dani Alves, after appearing to kick out at the Brazilian veteran.
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The incident went unnoticed by match officials, but had the Portugal captain made contact with Alves, it could have been a different story.
While Real have long surrendered their La Liga title, Zinedine Zidane's men are still on course to potentially complete a treble of consecutive Champions League triumphs with their victory tonight keeping their European dreams alive.
Domestically, Los Blancos have struggled for form, sitting 15 points behind league leaders Barcelona, who look set to regain the Spanish title, having extended their lead over second placed Atletico Madrid to eight points after defeating Diego Simeone's men 1-0, at the weekend.
Could European success be enough to keep Zinedine Zidane in a job?
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(H/T Metro)
Topics: Dani Alves, Football News, Football, PSG, Premier League, Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid