A Cristiano Ronaldo double helped Real Madrid dig out from a deficit to boost their expectations of a third straight Champions League crown amid a throbbing last-16 encounter with Paris St-Germain.
The Portuguese forward scored a late close proximity strike after his spot kick had counteracted Adrien Rabiot’s opener towards the finish of an exciting first half.
Brazilian left-back Marcelo wrapped up the triumph minutes after Ronaldo’s tap-in with a goal made by Marco Asensio.
The unequivocal spot-kick implied Ronaldo turned into the first player in Champions League history to score 100 goals for the same club
Last season, Zinedine Zidane’s Real turned into the principal group to hold the Champions League and won La Liga for the first time since 2012.
This term they are as of now out of the Copa del Rey and fourth in La Liga, 17 points behind league topers Barcelona as weight on their French manager has mounted.
PSG had their impact in an end-to-end challenge, with Neymar’s delicate assist for Rabiot a feature and Kylian Mbappe compelling a solid save from Real’s goalkeeper Keylor Navas.
In any case, the outcome places Real in charge heading into the second leg at Parc des Princes on 6th of March.