The UEFA Champions League semi-finals have stirred up memories for Manchester City and Real Madrid's star strikers, both of whom know their last-four rivals very well indeed. With Manchester United, Ronaldo played City in 11 derby matches, while Sergio Agüero represented Atlético in 11 such games with Real Madrid. UEFA.com picks out the key statistics.Ronaldo's English meetings with CityP11 W7 D1 L3 (W4 D1 L1 at home, W3 D0 L2 away), goals: 4Goals-per-game ratio for United: 0.43 (234 domestic league and cup games, 101 goals)Goals-per-game ratio against City: 0.36 (11 domestic league and cup games, 4 goals)
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Real Madrid, City and Bayern all flex their muscles
Chelsea 0-3 Manchester City (Agüero 33 54 80pen)Sergio Agüero struck his seventh hat-trick for City but had to share the plaudits with architect-in-chief Kevin De Bruyne after what Yaya Touré reckoned to be one of the club's best displays of the season. De Bruyne played a part in Agüero's first two goals and then, when Thibaut Courtois brought down Fernandinho (receiving a red card for his troubles), the Argentinian completed his haul. It moved City up to third ahead of Arsenal's home game with Crystal Palace on Sunday.Getafe 1-5 Real Madrid (Sarabia 83; Benzema 29, Isco 40, Bale 50, James 88, Ronaldo 90+2)Real Madrid kept the pressu...
Paris condemn Madrid to second semi-final defeat
Two late strikes book Paris's place in Monday's final against ChelseaAn Achraf Hakimi own goal gives Paris the early advantageBorja Mayoral levels, equalling the UEFA Youth League goals record in the processSubstitute Aka Wilfride Kanga makes it 2-1; Jean-Kévin Augustin seals it Madrid suffer semi-final disappointment for the second time, having also lost in 2014Paris Saint-Germain scored twice in the last seven minutes against Real Madrid as they won through to face holders Chelsea in Monday's UEFA Youth League final.Paris took an early lead...
Youth League semi-final: Real Madrid v Paris
Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain meet for the third time this seasonParis finished one point ahead of the Spanish side in Group AChristopher Nkunku scored twice as Paris beat Madrid 4-1 at home on 21 OctoberMadrid avenged that result two weeks later with a 2-0 win, Borja Mayoral on targetMadrid's second UEFA Youth League semi (lost to Benfica in 2014) and Paris's first Story so far: Real MadridMadrid's campaign opened impressively with a 4-0 victory over last season's runners-up Shakhtar Donetsk, but back-to-back defeats away t...
Madrid rivals profit from Barcelona slip-up
TUESDAY'S SECOND LEGSManchester City 2-1 West Brom (Agüero 19, Nasri 66; Sessegnon 6)Making his first start since September, following a long struggle with a thigh injury, Samir Nasri scored City's winner on a rainy evening in Manchester, finishing into an empty net after Sergio Agüero's shot was blocked. The UEFA Champions League contenders had gone behind to a sweet Stéphane Sessegnon effort, but the goalscorer then gave away the penalty from which Agüro equalised – the Argentinian's 18th league goal of the season.Guingamp 0-2 Paris (Lucas 56p 71)Laurent Blanc rested the majority of his first-team players,...
True grit: How Real Madrid beat Barcelona
Defence the best form of attackZinédine Zidane became the first Real Madrid coach since Bernd Schuster to win his debut Clásico in charge and it was evident that the Frenchman learned lessons from the side's 4-0 home hammering in the reverse fixture. He set the side up in a compact way to not allow Barcelona's front three – Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suárez – any space whatsoever and deployed the outstanding Casemiro as a shield in front of the back four.Gareth Bale and winning scorer Cristiano Ronaldo could also be seen frequently tracking back to deny Barça's marauding full-backs space to exploit in what was a disciplined display. Despite enjoying...
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Late Strike Lifts Real Madrid To El Clasico Triumph (Video)
The odds were stacked against Real Madrid in Saturday’s showdown with Barcelona. But in “El Clasico,” all bets are off, especially when two of the best players in the world are on the field. This time it was Cristiano Ronaldo, not Lionel Messi, who played the role of hero. With the two La Liga (Spanish first division) rivals tied at Nou Camp with under 10 minutes to play, the Real Madrid striker corralled a Gareth Bale cross and buried it into the net for the deciding goal in the 85th minute. Real Madrid’s 2-1 win snapped Barcelona’s 39-game home winning streak and helped keep its La Liga hopes alive, as the club now...