Cristiano Ronaldo has claimed that he was afraid to return in Real Madrid’s 1-0 win over Bayern Munich, but insists he was fit enough to return to Champions League action.
The Ballon d’Or holder, who suffered knee injury in the Real‘s 3-0 home leg win over Borussia Dortmund in the quarter-final, started the Champions League semi-final first leg against the defending Champions following three weeks out of action.
The Portugal forward – played a key part in Karim Benzema’s solitary goal of the game – was delighted with the 1-0 result at Santiago Bernabeu against the European champions and admitted that he did feel nervous before the game.
“I was afraid – it was my first match after three weeks out,” he told reporters after the game. “Some people didn’t want me to play and some people did. I felt well and ready for the next few games.
“1-0 is a good result. We have a good advantage and if we score next week it will be so difficult for them to qualify for the final.
“The second leg will be a tense match. We have a little advantage so let’s see if that is enough.”
The second leg takes place at the Allianz Arena next Tuesday and Madrid will now temporarily turn their attention to La Liga, as they prepare to host Osasuna on Saturday.
Source: Sokkaa
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