Cristiano Ronaldo applauded by Liverpool fans after master-class for Real Madrid, despite Manchester United ties
The Portuguese striker opened the scoring in last night's Champions League meeting
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Your support makes all the difference.Every touch he took was booed and on the rare occasions that his footwork let him down, it was wildly cheered at Anfield.
Yet by the end of the night, Liverpool fans had been won over by Cristiano Ronaldo.
They had witnessed Ronaldo score a goal of incredible quality to get Real Madrid going, whilst he was a constant menace to the home side as the Champions League holders completed a well deserved 3-0 win.
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