After two weeks of doubts and criticism, Cristiano Ronaldothe top scorer of all time, appeared to score a tripletwith which the Manchester United beat Tottenham (3-2) and sent a strong message to Atlético de Madrid for the Champions League.
The Portuguese scored his second hat-trick with the shirt of Manchester United, first from the January 12, 2008 against Newcastlethe number 59 of his career to make insufficient the goal of penalty of Harry Kane and the own goal by Harry Maguire and return to United to the Champions League places.
In the previous Bruno Fernandes He was out of the meeting for an illness and there were doubts about David De Geawhat gave a false positive. As soon as the ball rolled, Cristiano Ronaldo was master and lord of the match.
The Portuguese returned after missing the Manchester derby and the Doubts surrounding his absence and his flight to PortugalI. Y went back a few years younger as if it were the Christian of 2009 who won the Puskas award with a great goal against Porto. When he outlined himself, after a great pass from Fred, and faced the goal with 30 meters to go, he looked like the Cristiano of a few years ago.
He kicked with the right and there was no way to stop that missile. A goal from another game by the Portuguese, who sharpens knives for the Eighth Champions just around the corner and the Repechage with Portugal in sight.
But United is not reliable and as soon as Tottenham pressed a little it didn’t take long for the tie to arrive. Kulusevski left Sancho lying on the lime line and took a cross that he hit Telles squarely on the arm.
Kane tied the moment with a penalty which David De Gea guessed, but the power of the ball made him unstoppable.
The tie lasted two minutes for the ‘Spurs’, after Sanchoafter a good individual move, He left a chocolate to CR7 that he did not forgive and put the second of the match, the second in his personal account.
While Kanewith his much, matched Frank Lampard with 177 goals like the fifth top scorer in the Premier League, Cristiano added his goal 806 and surpassed Josef Bican As the top scorer in historyaccording to FIFA.
The duel between the two scorers pointed to get better in the second halfbut the one showed up by surprise (or not) it was Harry Maguirebyto score at own door a Reguilón center and draw.
It looked like another bitter night at Old Trafford. Another setback that would complicate the pass to the Champions League. But the usual one appeared. corner kick in favor of United, Romero’s dismissal, which left only Cristiano and the Portuguese headed into the net. Treble, three points and notice to Atlético. In three days, Cristiano will receive his second favorite victim in his career and he will do it in a state of grace.
United returned to fourth placewith two points more than Arsenalbut with four more gamesMeanwhile he Tottenham is seventh, with 45 points, five behind the Champions League.
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