Zinedine Zidane heaped praise on star Cristiano Ronaldo last night as the Portugese forward struck a hat-trick to help Real Madrid past Bayern Munich 4-2 on the night and 6-3 on aggregate, and secure his place as one of the all-time great European strikers.
¡@Cristiano ya es el PRIMER jugador en marcar 100 goles en la Liga de Campeones!
Madrid led 2-1 from the first leg in Munich, and seemed to be on course for the last four when Ronaldo cancelled out Robert Lewandowski's penalty. But, a Sergio Ramos own goal sent the tie to extra time, before a brace from Ronaldo and a stunning solo goal from Marco Asensio saw Madrid through to their seventh consecutive elite European semi-final.
But it was Ronaldo who deservedly stole the headlines, as he became the first player in Champions League history to notch a century of goals in the competition. His hat-trick last night means he now has 85 European goals in 85 games for the Spanish giants to go with his 16 for Manchester United.
"There's no category to describe him. What we see Cristiano doing these days is impressive. He's an amazing and magnificent player. He scored three goals, there is just no category for him."