A Walking Work Of Art - Cristiano Ronaldo ▻ Peter Drury Commentary

Cristiano Ronaldo, who can reach areas other footballers just cannot reach. Close your eyes! And he never went away! It's a storybook all by himself. A walking work of art. Something close to genius. There is no one stored to this great gallery of the game. A walking work of art. And it's sensational! He went through Almudia, beat for pace. And Cristiano Ronaldo has matched the scorcher he scored. And the referee has given a penalty. And the Wolfsburg team is alive. And set in for Mazi Arnold! 30,000 Germans spend the moment in paradise. It is happening! It's really happening! He's been able to advance. And planning for Cristiano Ronaldo to score. Ronaldo! In a hurry. Mountain to climb. They've hit the peak. It's Cristiano Ronaldo by himself. It's a free kick to Ronaldo from extra time. 80,000 pairs of eyes. One pair of eyes for Ronaldo. Beautiful! Beautiful! Lifted in towards Ronaldo. Cristiano Ronaldo has done it again. In their hour of need. He steps forward again. Doing what Ronaldo does. Still going Bernadeschi. Oh, he's been tripped by Correa. Penalty to Juve. Six minutes to go. Marte Cristiano! Is he never in doubt? The man of the moment. Yet again. With another special high score moment. That could take Juve against Allianz. Into the quarter finals of the Champions League. Now Ronaldo. A long way out. What a goal! Not too far out for him. On a night when Manchester United had to score. They have scored inside six minutes. And he has just stood up. And said, I am here. This is a big stage. My team need a result. But this is what I'm capable of. Diego Costa. Strikes again. Now it might drop for the shot here. Oh, what a shot that is! Nacho! The team coach yesterday. Ronaldo. It's 1-0 Portugal. And was there ever any doubt? Ronaldo wasn't initially. Ronaldo with the shot. Oh, it's gone in! Portugal's second goal. Goes down. Gets a free kick. We know who's going to strike it. A little over three minutes plus additional time remaining. As so often. Portugal's hopes rest on Cristiano Ronaldo's shoulders. Ronaldo. Exemplary. Perfection. It's absolutely wonderful. He's a goal-scoring machine. He's onside here. It's a sensational! A great goal for Sweden. It's in for him and he's done it! Now it's Cristiano Ronaldo. With a chance maybe to steal it. And he has taken it. But now it's Ronaldo who can break again. And can he kill the Swedish dream? He has done surely. Well, when he's around, you've always got a chance. As more as two goals they need. But it's a chance for Ronaldo again, Hat-trick! Well, there's nothing. Almost nothing beyond this, man. They say that Ibrahimovic likes to call himself God. Well, Ronaldo has just played like one. Cristiano Ronaldo! It's Alexandro Cristiano Ronaldo! That is magnificent. Cristiano Ronaldo. The ability to do that is almost otherworldly. That is pure poetry. What's going through his head? Surely the last kick of the most remarkable Champions League quarterfinal that we can remember. Here comes Ronaldo. And he scores! A goal for the Champions League! With ice running through his... Conversion rates, brilliant. But every now and again, why is he in the top corner? And that was a... It is truly a gift from heaven. He lives in work of art.