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#2 Playing Ronaldo
There were speculations over Cristiano Ronaldo starting the match given the important Juventus clash on Wednesday. Even if Real Madrid held a healthy advantage going into the second leg, Zidane would want his No.7 to be fit and firing for the home stretch of the campaign.
But, he decided to play Ronaldo, and was rewarded for the same. The Portuguese stalwart was a huge presence in the box, testing Oblak early on with a close range effort. A 100% shot accuracy and 87% pass accuracy testifies the danger he alone carried. And before trudging off, made sure he bagged another goal when he clinically connected with a cross from Bale.
Starting Ronaldo, despite all the risks, did pay though. Given the finishing touch that the Merengues lacked yesterday, his presence helped greatly in that regard and at least salvaged a point from the match.
