Old stager Ronaldo steals show as Real Madrid beat PSG

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Zidane had looked much the more confident during the pre-game preparations, arguing that even though Madrid have had a woeful time of it in La Liga and the Copa del Rey so far this season, they would return to their best once the biggest competition of all came along.

That looked wishful thinking for much of last night’s game at the Bernabeu, with PSG looking much fresher and smarter and deservedly taking the lead after 33 minutes when midfielder Julien Rabiot was unmarked to thrash to the net after Madrid’s defence had been carved open by Kylian Mbappe and Neymar.