Cristiano Ronaldo hauled Real Madrid into a
sixth-successive Champions League semi-final as his hat-trick sealed a
3-2 aggregate victory over Wolfsburg.
Trailing by two goals after their quarter-final first leg
defeat in Germany, Real erased Wolfsburg'slead within 17 minutes as Ronaldo's quick-fire double - his 14th and 15th Champions League goals of the season - restored parity.
Wolfsburg were able to keep Real at bay for another hour but the pressure finally told as the three-time Ballon d'Or winner notched his third treble in Europe this season with a sumptuous free-kick 13 minutes from time.
The comeback means Madrid become only the third team in Champions League history to overturn a two-goal first-leg deficit.
Having rested several first-choice players in their weekend league outings, both managers reverted back to their strongest possible starting line-ups.
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