Ronaldo came within inches of his hat-trick and equalling Lionel Messi’s record of 14 Champions League goals in a season again seven minutes from time, but he had to settle for just a double on the night as his low left-footed effort came back off the post and rebounded to safety
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Ronaldo, who is celebrating his 29th birthday on Wednesday, was dismissed with 15 minutes left at the San Mames after pushing Bilbao defender, Carlos Gurpegui, in the face and confronting midfielder Ander Iturraspe
Ronaldo defeated Lionel Messi and Franck Ribery to grab the award
Blatter, at a press conference at the Abu Dhabi’s Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium on Friday, said he has no known problem with the Real Madrid player and hence the press should not try to start one
His first came in the 17th minute and prevented an own goal when a cross deflected off Pepe, forcing him into a tough stop
The list was released on Tuesday by FIFA, with the winner to be announced on January 13, 2014 in Zurich, Switzerland
Mourinho, set to leave Real at the end of the season and rejoin Chelsea, was the first to get his marching orders after barking at the officials
Two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and one from Raphael Varane ended the hosts’ hopes before Jordi Alba netted a last-minute consolation