Scary curse of bull country

(Baonghean.vn) - Ronaldo scored a hat-trick against Bayern Munich in the second leg of the quarter-finals of the 2016/17 Champions League, bringing Real into the semi-finals with a final score of 4-2.

This year's quarter-final match between Real and Bayern Munich will mention two names, Mr. Viktor Kassai, a Hungarian referee (41 years old) because of his controversial decisions that eliminated Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals.

A Bayern Munich fan sarcastically commented: “Real Madrid’s summer signing Viktor Kassai was the player with the best performance in the match against Bayern Munich”. Immediately after the match, Kassai’s biography on Wiki was revised: “On April 18, 2017. Kassai was appointed an honorary member of the Real Madrid board of directors”.

It's true that when losing unfairly, people will do whatever they want, as long as it relieves their anger, especially when the referee let 2 mistakes turn into goals.

Referee Viktor Kassai is at the center of criticism. Photo: Internet

hat-trick king

The remaining person worth discussing is none other than Ronaldo, the star who shone in both the second leg of the 2016/17 Champions League quarter-finals. The 3 goals against goalkeeper Neuer were Ronaldo's 41st hat-trick after 8 years of serving Real Madrid, if you count more broadly, he also spent 4 years in the Portuguese national team and 1 year for Manchester United.

Superstar Ronaldo holds the record of 46 hat-tricks in his career. But it must be admitted that Ronaldo's hat-trick had a big contribution from the referee. Except for the header that equalized 1-1 in the 76th minute, the other two goals were scored in offside positions.

If you know that Luis Suarez with only 6 hat-tricks in his jersey (against Norwich City (3 times), Wigan Atheltic, West Bromwich, Cardiff City) is at the top of the list of players with the most hat-tricks in the Premier League, you can see how scary Ronaldo's scoring ability is.

Hat-trick king Ronaldo. Photo: Internet

In the Champions League, superstar Ronaldo played 85 matches, scored 85 goals and provided 23 assists. He reached the milestone of 100 goals in the Champions League (a total of 103 goals in the European arena), putting his name on the list of the most prestigious goalscorers in the history of this tournament.

Thus, Ronaldo has scored a total of 8 goals against Bayern Munich, ranking 2nd in the list of goals scored against an opponent in the Champions League. This record belongs to Messi after scoring 9 goals against Arsenal. The Portuguese superstar is also the only player to score 3 goals against Bayern in the knockout round. CR7 has scored over 30 goals in 8 consecutive seasons since playing for Real.

The Curse of the Bull

In contrast to the criticism of referee Viktor Kassai, Real fans believe that there is a curse that Bayern will be eliminated if they face Spanish teams in the Champions League. If it weren't for Mr. Viktor Kassai, there would be someone else, even another mysterious force that would make Bayern regret!

In fact, since winning the Champions League with Jupp Heynckes (2012-13), Bayern have been eliminated by Spanish teams. Under Pep Guardiola, they were eliminated in the semi-finals by Real Madrid (4-0, 1-0), Barcelona (2-3, 3-0), and Atletico Madrid (0-1, 2-1). Even with a Spaniard as coach, Bayern could not beat the Spanish teams, so losing is now a normal thing.

An Thanh