#2 Sergio Ramos saved Real Madrid once again
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Napoli completely dominated Madrid from the word go and received fruits of their labour as Dries Mertens gave them a well-deserved lead. They had 11 shots on target in the first half itself as they pinned down Zidane's men well until the 50th minute. All was looking bleak for the reigning champions until their captain fantastic, Sergio Ramos rose to the occasion once again.
El Capitan rose the highest to meet a Toni Kroos corner and levelled the proceedings at the San Paolo stadium in the 51st minute. He scored again six minutes later, this time via a deflection from Mertens to take the tie away from Napoli and secure yet another pulsating victory for Los Blancos.
Ramos now has 21 goals in his last two seasons with 18 of them coming when Madrid were trailing or were on level terms. He has not been at his best defending wise but that has not deterred his importance in this team.
Though he has mastered the art of scoring set pieces on regular occasions but more than that, Ramos has now made his reputation as a saviour for Real Madrid when they need him the most. He is now just 6 goals away from becoming the highest scoring defender in the Champions League (Roberto Carlos holds that record with 16 goals).
