Cristiano Ronaldo left the pitch with a supporter trying to hug him , Gareth Bale left it knowing that once again the fingers of blame will be pointing at him after his first half miss after Diego Godin ’ s slip . On a night when Atletico Madrid ’ s defence once again showed why it is one of the toughest to break down in Europe all three Real Madrid forwards were unable to get the better of their rivals . Bale was often the brightest of Real ’ s front three but his miss was still the clearest . Bale will not find too much consolation in the fact that he linked well with Ronaldo in the first half . With Atletico Madrid ’ s left-back position still bearing a Filipe Luis-shaped hole , Bale attacked at will and he looked for Ronaldo with his crosses as the Portuguese found himself in centre-forward territory regularly throughout the first 45 minutes . Cristiano Ronaldo is confronted by a supporter at the end of the 0-0 draw on Tuesday night . Ronaldo gives the fan a hug after a frustrating night at the Vicente Calderon for Real Madrid . There seems little doubt the man who is fast approaching Real ’ s all-time goals record will finish his playing days as a central striker and he came into this game with a scoring rate of a goal every 74 minutes and seven goals in his last three matches . Bale had scored five in his last four games . Ronaldo had hit 15 in his 20 Madrid derbies ; Bale had only netted one goal against Atletico , but what a goal it was – the strike that won the Champions League final . But neither man could find the finish to give Real a vital away goal . Both Bale and Ronaldo scored in extra-time in Lisbon and only an incredible performance from Jan Oblak prevented them from doing so in the first half . Bale had embraced his pal Luka Modric just before kick-off and the Croatian midfielder did his best to feed him at every opportunity . Gareth Bale misses the best chance of the match early in the first half as Jan Oblak saves . Ronaldo is squeezed out by Atletico midfielders Mario Suarez ( left ) and Gabi . When free-kicks came Real ’ s way they were almost all taken by Ronaldo , although Bale was allowed to run over one – and in fairness to Ronaldo all the set-pieces were awarded on Ronaldo ’ s favoured left-side of the penalty area . In the second half as Real ’ s momentum faded so did their deadly duo ’ s influence on the game . Bale apologised to Ronaldo after one misplaced pass . He probably shouldn ’ t have because he would have received the ball sooner if Ronaldo had not intercepted it before he reached him . Their understanding on the pitch still looks like it needs some working on but they will remain the biggest threat to Atletico in a week ’ s time . Bale stretches to control the ball as Atletico 's Turkish winger Arda Turan looks on .
Real Madrid drew 0-0 at the Vicente Calderon for Real Madrid in Champions League quarter-final first leg . Superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale both started for Real . Ronaldo was kept quiet and Bale , though impressive , missed best chance .