Champions League: Manchester City edge past PSG while Cristiano Ronaldo inspires Real Madrid comeback

Match winner: De Bruyne (right) came up with the goods at the Etihad Stadium
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Sam Long13 April 2016

Kevin de Bruyne's strike helped Manchester City book their place in the semi-finals of the Champions League with a slender 1-0 victory over Paris Saint Germain tonight.

Manuel Pellegrini's side were not at their best but the Belgian forward came up with the goods to keep City's hopes of winning the prestigious trophy for the first time intact.

However, the night seemed destined to be a frustrating one for the hosts when the usually reliable Sergio Aguero missed a glorious chance to put his side in front from the penalty spot just after the hour mark.

PSG goalkeeper Kevin Trapp charged off his line and brought the City striker down, but Aguero was unable to convert from 12 yards, dragging his effort wide of the target.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic prodded home late on but the Swedish striker's effort was ruled out for offside and epitomised a disappointing performance by the Ligue 1 champions.

Real Madrid, meanwhile, defied a two-goal deficit to book their place in the next round at the expense of Wolfsburg thanks to a hat trick from Cristiano Ronaldo.

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored three hat-tricks in the Champions League this season alone.
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Zinedine Zidane's side were trailing from the first-leg but Cristiano Ronaldo scored a quick-fire double to level the scores before wrapping up the tie with his third goal of the game on 77 minutes.

The remaining quarter-finals games are set to take place tomorrow when Atletico Madrid host Barcelona and Bayern Munich travel to Benfica.

The semi-final draw will take place this Friday at UEFA headquarters in Nyon.

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