Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick sends Real Madrid into semis

Real Madrid 3 Wolfsburg 0, Real win 3-2 on aggregate: Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat-trick sent Real Madrid into the semi-finals of the Champions League after the Spanish giants overturned a first-leg deficit in a 3-2 aggregate win over Wolfsburg.

Ronaldo, so often Real’s saviour, cancelled out Wolfsburg’s two-goal advantage within 88 first-half seconds at the Bernabeu, and his free-kick in the 77th minute proved decisive as Real booked their spot in the last four in style.

Their German opponents would have felt optimistic of sealing a first-ever semi-final spot in Europe’s elite club competition after winning 2-0 at home last Wednesday, but they were simply unable to contain Ronaldo.