By Chris Wright
Real Madrid eased to a 2-0 win in the first leg of their Copa Del Rey last 16 double-header against Osasuna last night, though the match was notable for the fact that Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t score!
Instead, Ronaldo entertained himself by destroying all and sundry that lay in his path; whether it be opponents, teammates or the hopes and dreams of a young Welsh lad from the Valleys.
First of all, Ronaldo totalled his marker, Oriol Riera with one of his trademark power leaps which left the Osasuna striker flat out and counting the pretty birdies…
Ronaldo then denied Gareth Bale from scoring with a deft back-heel block on the Osasuna goal-line…
Before the Portuguese wrecking machine decided he wasn’t quite finished leaving his trail of destruction, powered up his special bar and took down teammate Karim Benzema with another on of his trademark airbourne super smashes – finishing the move off nicely with a toe poke to the side of the French striker’s head…
All in a night’s work, ma’am. All in a night’s work.