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#3. Cristiano Ronaldo saves Madrid, and himself, again
How long can he keep doing this? Cristiano Ronaldo was in horrendous form for the vast majority of the match, skying volleys, getting in poor first touches, failing to pull off tricks (yes there were occasions of wonderful magic from the man, but they were few and far between) and yet at the end of the day he managed to win and convert a penalty (an unsaveable effort) to pull Madrid back into the game and then drag them level with an absolutely brilliant header (from a peach of a James cross).
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With those two goals he spared not just Madrid, but also himself, the blushes. While the Bernabeu continued with their usual dose of whistles and boos at the end of the game, none of them were directed at the man they realise is aguably the sole reason they are still favourites to win the league.
Ronaldo now also has another magnificent record to his name – he’s now scored 25+ goals-a-season for all of the eight seasons he’s been at Madrid. Phew!
