Ronaldo’s performance at Old Trafford received applause by the United supporters
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Probably the most debatable on the list, but we’ll keep him on here anyway.<\/p>\n
The ‘original’ Ronaldo has won almost every individual honour you could win in football minus the Champions League.<\/p>\n
The Brazilian moved to Real Madrid from Inter in 2002, just a few months after Los Blancos triumph in the competition where they beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 in the final at Hampden Park. His most notable performance in Europe that season came in the quarter final second leg at Old Trafford. He scored a hat-trick at the Theatre of Dreams which helped Real to a 6-5 aggregate victory.<\/p>\n
In the semi-final, Ronaldo’s 23rd minute opener helped the Spanish giants to a 2-1 first leg victory over Juventus. However, the return leg was a dissapointing one as Juventus defeated Real 3-1. Denying Real a third final in four seasons.<\/p>\n
The semi-final would be the closest the striker would get to the final with Los Blancos. They were beaten in the 2004 quarter-finals by Monaco, which was followed by two round of 16 exits to Juve and Arsenal.<\/p>\n
In the January transfer window of 2007, Ronaldo moved to Inter’s fiercest rivals Milan. Because he had already featured for Real Madrid in that seasons’ Champions League, it meant he was cup tied and unable to feature the Rossoneri.<\/p>\n
Even without the Brazilian hitman, AC Milan made it to the final and two years after their defeat to Liverpool in Istanbul, they got their revenge with a 2-1 victory in Athens. Ronaldo did join in with the celebrations, but would not recieve a medal.<\/p>\n
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