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With a subpar performance in the game that began Real Madrid's most important week of the season, the Portuguese superstar jeopardized a golden opportunity to threaten Lionel Messi's mantle as the finest player in soccer.
Ronaldo wasn't bad in Madrid's 2-1 defeat in the first leg of its Champions League semifinal against Bayern Munich, and the Spanish side is far from finished in this home-and-home encounter. However, the bar of modern excellence has been set, then raised, by Messi. And when Ronaldo had his chance to answer, when it mattered most, he came up short.
There is nothing wrong with being the second best player in the world, especially in an era boasting Barcelona's brilliant Messi. However, Ronaldo's performance over the course of an exceptional...
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