Manchester United Cruise Into Semis by A Comprehensive Win

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Cristiano Ronaldo wonder goal earned a 1-0 UEFA Champions League quarter-final second-leg comprehensive win against FC Porto and ManU became the first English team to beat Porto at their own ground.

Champions League match review :

Manchester United – 1 : FC Porto – 0

In the sixth minute a superb strike from Ronaldo proved enough to secure an aggregate success and booked a semi-final date with Premier League rivals Arsenal, who saw off Villarreal in Wednesday’s other last-eight tie.
It was Ronaldo who responded to recent criticism and demonstrated why he was voted World Player of the Year and Ballon d’Or for 2008.
Porto was so impressive in the first leg as United were rocked by their opponents’ energy, ambition and creativity – who began on the front foot as Hulk sent a skidding free-kick to test opposing goalkeeper Edwin Van der Sar in the third minute.
Ronaldo started the things off in sensational style with a sixth minute opener that illustrated the 24-year-old revels on the Champions League stage. The goal settled United and Ferguson’s men began to demonstrate the control of passing which was a hallmark earlier in the season as Michael Carrick scuffed when attempting to follow Ronaldo’s lead in the 12th minute.
Defending English and European champions United arrived in Portugal facing an uphill task after conceding a late equaliser in a 2-2 first-leg draw at Old Trafford and they have fulfilled their task properly here. Now in 29th of April Manchester have more difficult task in their hands, they are to meet their premier league rival Arsenal who beat Villarial by 3-0 in the second leg match.

Manchester United Cruise Into Semis by A Comprehensive Win

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