Bright red flares illuminated one end of the Parc des Princes last night but, for Paris Saint-Germain, it was a case of all smoke and no fire, and not for the first time. For all their vast spending and their talk of conquering Europe, they looked as far as ever from the ultimate prize. It was the old establishment of Real Madrid and the old legs of Cristiano Ronaldo that deservedly progressed to the Champions League quarter-finals. Ronaldo’s header made it 12 goals in eight European matches this season which is not bad for a man who, at 33, is supposedly winding down. Here he was, an intermittent but decisive presence in a match when PSG managed to make Real feel that, perhaps, they might…

Source: The Times March 06, 2018 22:18 UTC