The Real Madrid forward was at his prime in the Catalan demolition at Camp Nou and believes that destroying Barcelona will give them confidence to tackle United.
One of the most enthralling ties in the UEFA Champions League last 16 saw Spanish giants Real Madrid draw English league leaders Manchester united.
The tie was seen as a spectacle, not only for the fans of the two sides, but for the entire world of football, as two of the most reputed football clubs on the planet looked set to lock horns for the big prize.
The meeting was to be their first in almost a decade and anticipation was at its very highest for the lash of the titans.
The first leg in Madrid never disappointed the people who had expected a great encounter between the two heavyweights as United came back with a good looking 1-1 draw.
The Santiago Bernabeu side dominated things throughout the game but failed to make use of the possession as United counter-attacked with menace.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wayne-Rooney-c36736 delivery.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-de-Gea-c10463, restoring parity between the two clubs at the score-line.
Madrid failed to get the all-important goal that would put them ahead on aggregate, and in reality, to United fell the better chances. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Robin-van-Persie-c31380 uncharacteristically squandered two brilliant chances and the scores stayed intact at the end of 90 minutes.
The 2nd leg is very much set for another nail-biting affair and with Madrid destroying their Catalan rivals in the away leg of the Copa Del Rey at Camp Nou, Cristiano Ronaldo is expecting an even greater showing at Old Trafford.
The former Manchester United man was the man of the show at Camp Nou as he stepped up to the occasion and outclassed http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 and co in a well-deserved 3-1 win last night.
Ronaldo insists that the win over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 will give them all the confidence that is required to take to Manchester.
"To beat Barca is always something that really gives us great motivation," http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ronaldo-c31734 told reporters. "To be honest we didn't expect this result but the team was really good. Now we have to go to Manchester, but this has given us a lot of confidence."
The highly anticipated 2nd leg clash is set to take place on 5th of March at Old Trafford, where Ronaldo’s name is still chanted by the United faithful.
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