PARIS, FRANCE – MARCH 06: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid looks on during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Second Leg match between Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid at Parc des Princes on March 6, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Images)
Real Madrid take a handsome lead into their Champions League quarter-final second leg with Juventus, while Bayern Munich have the edge over Sevilla.
PARIS, FRANCE – MARCH 06: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid looks on during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Second Leg match between Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid at Parc des Princes on March 6, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Images)
Real Madrid are in complete control of their Champions League quarter-final, going into the second leg against Juventus with a 3-0 lead.
That they are is in no small part down to the brilliance of Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Portuguese superstar even had the Juve fans applauding when he conjured up a perfect bicycle kick to add his second of the night in Turin.
Ronaldo took just three minutes to net in his tenth consecutive Champions League match.
His piece of individual brilliance followed after the break to double the advantage for the Spanish hotshots.
And Marcelo dinked over Buffon for the third on 72 minutes to cap a barmy five minutes as Juve fell to pieces.
Bayern Munich have the upper hand as they face Sevilla in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday.
The Spanish side arrive in Germany needing to overturn a 2-1 first leg deficit from a tetchy first encounter last week.
Sevilla forged ahead on 32 minutes when Pablo Sarabia whacked past Sven Ulreich, atoning for his earlier miss of a simple chance.
But the lead lasted just five minutes.
Franck Ribery’s early cross caught a heel of former Manchester City star Jesus Navas and flummoxed keeper David Soria.
And the winger repeated the feat to complete the turnaround.
He picked out Thiago at the far post, who headed in via another deflection to put the Bavarian club in charge.
*All times SAST.