It had to be Cristiano Ronaldo, as it just couldn't have been anyone else and it shouldn't have been anyone else.It was a Champions League night and a big one at that, with the entire footballing world looking at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. Once again, they all ended up surrendering at the feet of Ronaldo because, once again, he just couldn't disappoint on the big occasion. He hasn't been going through the best time and there are doubts about whether or not at 33 the decline could soon start to set in or if it has already arrived for him. But he always resurfaces and his two decisive goals turned the game around on Wednesday night after Real Madrid had trailed to Adrien Rabiot's goal. The first came at a particularly key moment before half-time, with his side trailing and the feeling that things were not going to plan. He had already been denied by the face of Alphonse Areola, but this time Ronaldo made no mistake by blasting home the penalty which Toni Kroos had won. The Bernabeu bowed before him once more in the second half after he used his knee to turn in from close range, showing that he doesn't need to be involved too much and have a great overall showing to be decisive. In fact, this season in which he has received more than his share of criticism he still boasts an impressive 25 goals between all competitions, with 11 of them coming in Europe. His streak in the current Champions League competition is testament to the greatness of the historic top scorer in the tournament. He scored his 100th and 101st goals for Real in this competition and has 117 overall, with Lionel Messi not even able to overshadow him. This seasons he has 11 in seven games and has scored in every single game for Los Blancos in this season's competition, something nobody before has managed.
Wednesday night's game was one of the big ones, against a PSG side with an intimidating attack, but neither Neymar, Edinson Cavani nor Kylian Mbappe could find the back of the net. Against Europe's supposed new striking hierarchy, men.
