“Legend. Iconic. Phenomenon”.

These were just some of the adjectives to describe Cristiano Ronaldo after his spell-binding performance against Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday night. Real Madrid left Munich with a vital 2-1 lead, both goals coming from Ronaldo’s tradermark brilliance.

Yet, Ronaldo will not forget this night too soon. Having started the evening on 98 goals in European football but having not scared a goal in the tournament since September, the 32-year-old cancelled out Arturo Vidal’s 26th opener with a volley and then brought up a century of European goals in fine style, netting through goalkeeper Manuel Neuer’s legs in the 77th minute.

Ronaldo, thus, became the first player to score 100 goals in European competition, an incredible record and how he celebrated on Twitter after the match. But others also sang the praises of his incredible journey, one which started in August 2005 when he scored his first Champions League goal against Debrecen while playing for Manchester United.