Ronaldo driving Real towards elusive Euro crown
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April 11, 2013, Thursday
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IF Real Madrid wins its 10th European title this season, coach Jose Mourinho will no doubt take many of the plaudits but it is his Portuguese compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo who continues to do the business on the pitch.
Ronaldo struck twice in Tuesday's 2-3 quarterfinal, second-leg defeat at Galatasaray, which put Real through to the last four of the Champions League 5-3 on aggregate, taking his tally in the latest edition of the competition to 11 in 10 matches.
Lionel Messi of Barcelona has topped the scoring chart the past four seasons but Ronaldo is on course to displace his great rival with the Argentine World Player of the Year on eight goals ahead of yesterday's match against Paris St Germain.
Ronaldo, 28, who became the world's most expensive player when he joined Real from Manchester United for a fee of around 90 million euros (US$117.5 million) in 2009, now has 50 goals in Europe, 34 for the La Liga champion and 16 for United.
"There is nothing left to say, the statistics are there and speak for themselves," Mourinho told a news conference after the game in Istanbul.
Real's stumble in Istanbul, when Galatasaray scored three goals in 15 second-half minutes, will be a matter of some concern for Mourinho and Ronaldo said there was plenty of room for improvement.
"You always learn from your mistakes," he said. "The team always tries its best but sometimes we make mistakes."
Ronaldo struck twice in Tuesday's 2-3 quarterfinal, second-leg defeat at Galatasaray, which put Real through to the last four of the Champions League 5-3 on aggregate, taking his tally in the latest edition of the competition to 11 in 10 matches.
Lionel Messi of Barcelona has topped the scoring chart the past four seasons but Ronaldo is on course to displace his great rival with the Argentine World Player of the Year on eight goals ahead of yesterday's match against Paris St Germain.
Ronaldo, 28, who became the world's most expensive player when he joined Real from Manchester United for a fee of around 90 million euros (US$117.5 million) in 2009, now has 50 goals in Europe, 34 for the La Liga champion and 16 for United.
"There is nothing left to say, the statistics are there and speak for themselves," Mourinho told a news conference after the game in Istanbul.
Real's stumble in Istanbul, when Galatasaray scored three goals in 15 second-half minutes, will be a matter of some concern for Mourinho and Ronaldo said there was plenty of room for improvement.
"You always learn from your mistakes," he said. "The team always tries its best but sometimes we make mistakes."
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