Farewell then, Paris, a team that for all its vaulting ambition never does seem to get past the spring. This, though, was something else as Madrid pranced about from the start with an alluring sure-footedness. As he often does away from home, Ronaldo led his team on from the front, unveiling a few extra tricks and flicks, puffing his chest out. The cross was perfect for Ronaldo to hang and nod past Areola for his 22nd goal in his past 13 games in this competition. As Madrid march on to the last eight the fascination with PSG’s attempts to conquer European club football will remain.

Source: The Guardian March 06, 2018 21:49 UTC