5 times Cristiano Ronaldo took matters into his own hands

#3 Spain 3-3 Portugal (World Cup, 2018)

Arguably Cristiani Ronaldo's best performance for Portugal

Cristiano Ronaldo was in beast mode when Portugal clashed with Spain in their opening game at the 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament in Russia. The winger wasted no time in making his impact felt, scoring the first goal of the encounter from the spot in the fourth minute.

Diego Costa restored parity at the 24th minute mark but the five-time Ballon d'Or winner struck again in the 44th minute to ensure his side maintained their lead heading into half-time. The tide turned against Portugal in the second half, with Spain scoring two goals within three minutes to take the front seat.

Cometh the hour, cometh the man. Cristiano Ronaldo rose up and fired in a brilliant free-kick with just two minutes left on the watch to ensure both sides shared the spoils.

#2 Real Madrid 4-2 Bayern Munich (Champions League, 2017)

Two quick extra-time goals from Cristiano Ronaldo settled an intense clash with Bayern Munich

Clashes between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are known to be intense and that proved to be the case once again as both clubs met in the 2016/2017 Champions League quarterfinals.

The first leg, which was played in Germany, saw Los Blancos claim a hard-fought 2-1 victory. The Bundesliga giants returned with more determination in the second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu and managed to force the game into extra-time with a 2-1 scoreline in their favor.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who had scored Real Madrid's solitary goal in normal time, seized the opportunity to remind the world of his class. The attacker scored twice in the extended period with Marco Asensio adding one more to seal a 4-2 victory for Zinedine Zidane's men.

#1 Juventus 3-0 Atletico Madrid (Champions League, 2019)

Cristiano Ronaldo promised to score a hat-trick and he did just that

Cristiano Ronaldo and Juventus suffered a 2-0 loss to Atletico Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 clash in 2019. However, the Portuguese refused to give up, promising his friends he'd score a hat-trick in the return fixture.

It sounded ridiculous at first considering Atletico's defensive prowess but Cristiano Ronaldo delivered on the promise. The attacker scored thrice to complete one of the most remarkable comebacks in football history.

He scored his first goal by heading home Federico Bernardeschi's cross in the 27th minute and added his second in a similar fashion shortly after the restart. The Portuguese scored the last goal of the game from the spot to seal Juve's passage into the quarterfinals.