MADRID -- Three quick thoughts from the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu as Real Madrid progress past Wolfsburg to the UEFA Champions League semifinals 3-2 on aggregate after Tuesday's game finished 3-0 to the hosts, with all three goals coming from Los Blancos talisman Cristiano Ronaldo.
1. Three for Ronaldo and Madrid make the last four
A Ronaldo hat trick saw Real Madrid beat Wolfsburg 3-0 on the night and overcome their 2-0 first-leg deficit to make the Champions League semifinals at an eventually rocking Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday.
Madrid's history of stirring "remontada" comebacks was mentioned a lot in the build-up, but this was more about Zinedine Zidane's side remaining solid and not taking too many chances, with Ronaldo's unerring eye for goal and some dodgy Wolfsburg defending doing the rest.