Hat-trick hero Cristiano Ronaldo heaped praise on manager Zinedine Zidane as Real Madrid turned round a two-goal deficit against VFL Wolfsburg on a “magical night” in the Champions League.<\/p>\n

Trailing 2-0 from the first leg in Germany, Los Blancos entered a boisterous Santiago Bernabeu determined to give the home crowd something to cheer and struck twice in the opening 17 minutes to wipe out the away side\u2019s aggregate
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Ronaldo nabbed both of those, and the 31-year-old took his European tally to 93 with a second-half free kick, to secure Madrid\u2019s place in the last four for the sixth successive season.<\/p>\n

And while the Portuguese star was happy to take centre stage with his goals, he elected to send praise elsewhere, praising his teammates, his manager and the club\u2019s supporters.<\/p>\n

“I love working with Zidane.” said Ronaldo after his latest goalscoring supershow.<\/p>\n

“I love his personality and the way he manages us. I’m very happy.<\/p>\n

“Just because I scored three goals today it doesn’t mean it’s my best game. I’m very happy about the goals, but the important thing is the team.<\/p>\n

“The fans have been sensational tonight. We have taken an important step.<\/p>\n

“It was a perfect night. I said it would be a magical night, and it was.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ronaldo\u2019s treble took him to a staggering 46 goals in 42 games this season – including 16 in 10 Champions League matches.<\/p>\n

And Ronaldo, whose latest treble was his 37th for the Spanish giants, took aim at the Spanish press: “I work a lot. Goals, assists, and victories come naturally. When you work, God repays you.\u201d<\/p>\n

“The media says I’m having a bad season, but just look at my numbers. Not bad eh?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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