Cristiano Ronaldo demolished Arsenal in the Champions League on this day in 2009! See Video

May 5, 2020 / Sports / By Ayomide John

Defending champions: Manchester United with Cristiano Ronaldo, Rooney among other stars needed to go past Arsenal in the semi finals of the 2009 UEFA Champions League as they attempted to win the title back to back.

The first leg ended 1-0 in favour of the Red Devils having missed quite a number of chances. Arsenal were confident of salvaging a a favourable result in the second leg. Hence, their second European final since 2005.

However, Cristiano Ronaldo made the difference on the night with a long range free kick goal and menacing counter attack goal that gave Manchester United a 3-1 victory at the Emirates Stadium.

See video here 👇

✅ Long-range free-kick
✅ Devastating counterattack
🔥 Cristiano Ronaldo double #OTD in 2009#UCL | #OnThisDay | @ManUtd pic.twitter.com/KKJWk37O66
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) May 5, 2020

Video source : UEFA Champions League (Twitter)

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Ayomide John

Ayomide is first, a football writer, a sports analyst and then a multi-niched journalist with a particular interest in lifestyle, politics, literature and history. He is an experienced Search Engine Optimisation Analyst and Content Marketer. He holds a degree in Literature in English (OAU). He hopes to do his Masters in International Media Studies.He is a Manchester United fan since 2008.