Cristiano’s dream of reaching Gento is moving away

Cristiano Ronaldo started in a trance. Ecstatic to vindicate himself before one of his favorite victims. He jumped convinced that he could do it. He grew up, tapped on him Athletic. And he left without even shooting on goal in the decisive second leg of the round of 16 of the Champions, in which his team, the Manchester Unitedwas eliminated after falling in Old Trafford (0-1).

This was the sad game of the Portuguese, one of the best of his team, but in tasks that do not concern him. He started out very participatory. As if his 37 years are not noticeable in his legs. As if that number were nothing more than a number. He trusted the gasoline to last. He pressed the athletic ball out, fell to the sideline to reinforce the couple’s attack Telles-Sancho and he scared a defense accustomed to seeing him always celebrate goals in his face.

He allowed himself the luxury of throwing five touches as he went down the sideline, several bikes in three-quarters. He knew himself owner and lord of these parties. Not in vain is he the active footballer with the most Champions. Five, four with Real Madrid and one dressed in the ‘Red Devils’ shirt fourteen years ago.

And yes Cristiano decided to come to Manchester last summer, return to what was his home, it was to get a sixth ‘Orejona’ with which to match the legendary record of Paco Gento. Perhaps he was in the wrong neighborhood in Manchester, because what is in the red part of the city is too lonely.

The participation of the Portuguese did not count. If he fell to the sideline to help, he couldn’t be in the box to shoot. And if his most powerful weapon, United is insipid, inactive, meek. A team that plays for Cristianowith Cristiano 20 meters from the goal.

Impossible mission for those of Ralph Rangnick, an impossible mission for Cristiano, who went from the arrogance of touches to being eliminated, one more season, before time. The Portuguese left the first of the lawn of Old Trafford, fired by the ironic ‘Siuuuu’ of the athletic fans. Sunken because he fell again.

Since leaving the Real Madrid, the luso has not returned to some semifinals of the Champions League. And the next time he wants to do it he will already be 38 years old. The dream of reaching People it moves away. Almost as far as Cristiano left the area tonight. Almost as far as it goes each day Manchester United of the team that one day became.

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