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3. Cristiano Ronaldo: REAL MADRID vs Manchester United
Having agitated for a move to Real Madrid for more than a year at United (in which he played at his peak for just about the last three months only) he got his dream move in 2009. Despite the soap opera drama of that last season, Ronaldo, Ferguson and United had shared a love story that started from the first time Old Trafford saw a glimpse of that world-beating talent. They fell in love as Ronaldo morphed his way to become one of the world’s two greatest players and it was always going to be emotional if and when United drew Real Madrid in the Champions League, and that finally happened in 2012/13.
United pulled off a commendable 1-1 draw at the Bernabeu; Ronaldo, of course, scoring the goal for Los Blancos – a trademark thumping header where he rose high above Patrice Evra … it’s a picture that speaks louder than any words ever could. United harboured a very real chance of going through, but trust the man they had sold three odd years ago to shatter that dream. He raced onto a Higuain cross and slid a cool finish in. Madrid would go on to win the match 2-1, and with it the tie 3-2.
Ronaldo had come ‘home’ and thrown United out of the Champions League.
