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French Report Claims 'Unhappy' Cristiano Ronaldo Wanted to Leave Madrid and Join PSG in 2012

Cristiano Ronaldo was in record-breaking form for Real Madrid in their 3-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain in the first-leg of their round of 16 clash.

Ronaldo scored twice, once from the penalty spot, as Madrid came from behind the beat Les Parisiens. In doing so, the 33-year-old scored his 100th and 101st Champions League goals for Madrid, making him the first player to score a century in the competition for a single club.

This is a record that CR7 may have never broken, had he left Madrid in 2012. For according to a French report, Ronaldo was close to a move to PSG that year after growing unhappy in the Spanish capital.