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Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring a second goal during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg football match between Juventus and Real Madrid at the Allianz Stadium in Turin on April 3, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Marco BERTORELLO        (Photo credit should read MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images)
Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring a second goal during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg football match between Juventus and Real Madrid at the Allianz Stadium in Turin on April 3, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Marco BERTORELLO (Photo credit should read MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images)MARCO BERTORELLO/Getty Images

Champions League Results 2018: Top Scorers After Tuesday's Quarter-Final Ties

James DudkoApr 3, 2018

Cristiano Ronaldo added to his tally as the top scorer in this season's UEFA Champions League by bagging a spectacular brace to help holders Real Madrid win in Juventus on Tuesday.

Ronaldo and Real laid down a marker by leaving Turin with a 3-0 victory after their quarter-final first leg.

Bayern Munich were also winners on the night, getting by Sevilla 2-1 at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium. A decisive header from Thiago Alcantara, along with a star turn from Franck Ribery, put Die Roten in a commanding position ahead of next Wednesday's second leg.

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Here are Tuesday's results:

  • Juventus 0-3 Real Madrid
  • Sevilla 2-1 Bayern Munich

Here are the top scorers in the tournament, per WhoScored.com:

1. Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid: 14

2. Wissam Ben Yedder, Sevilla: 8

3. Roberto Firmino, Liverpool: 7

4. Harry Kane, Tottenham Hotspur: 7

5. Edinson Cavani, Paris Saint-Germain: 7

6. Mohamed Salah, Liverpool: 6

7. Sadio Mane, Liverpool: 6

8. Lionel Messi, Barcelona: 6

9. Neymar, Paris Saint-Germain: 6

10. Philippe Coutinho, Barcelona: 5

Ronaldo needed just three minutes to plunge Juve into trouble. His close-range finish from Isco's cross brought up yet another record in this competition for Real's relentless No. 7, per Squawka Football:

Sky Sports Statto broke down the historic scoring run:

Things got even better for the holders in the space of two second-half minutes. First, Ronaldo added his second via a gravity-defying overhead kick four minutes after the hour mark.

The wonder goal was good-humouredly applauded by 37-year-old Stoke City striker Peter Crouch, who once struck a similar effort for Liverpool in this tournament:

Juve's night got worse when forward Paulo Dybala was sent off two minutes later. The Argentina international was shown a second yellow card, having already been booked for diving in the first half.

Playing against 10 men allowed Real to ice things 18 minutes from time courtesy of Marcelo. The raiding left-back combined brilliantly with Isco and Ronaldo before coolly chipping in.

The night belonged to Ronaldo, though, with his dominance of this tournament best summed up by this mind-boggling statistic:

More records were made when Bayern left Sevilla with two precious away goals. Die Roten actually fell behind after Pablo Sarabia put the conquerors of Manchester United in the last round in front.

However, the visitors didn't crumble and were level five minutes later when Jesus Navas turned into his own net after superb work from Ribery. Bayern's winner came in the 68th minute when Ribery crossed for Thiago, whose header took a knick off Sergio Escudero on its way in.

Former Barcelona playmaker Thiago has made a habit of scoring when it counts in this tournament, per OptaFranz:

Speaking of good habits in Europe, manager Jupp Heynckes, who won the trophy with the Bundesliga giants in 2013, achieved a benchmark of his own:

Heynckes and his magic touch have Bayern looking like potential winners again. However, it's going to take a special team to loosen Ronaldo and Real's vice-like grip on the trophy.

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