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11th Mar 2015

Vine: Let’s all take a minute to appreciate this gorgeous first touch from Cristiano Ronaldo

Berbatov-esque

Conor Heneghan

Cristiano, that is just delicious.

As one of the world’s best footballers, it would almost be an insult to say that a piece of skill by Cristiano Ronaldo was reminiscent of another player, no matter how talented they might be.

Saying that, his former Manchester United teammate Dimitar Berbatov would have been proud of Ronaldo’s first touch when he instantly controlled a long kick-out by Iker Casillas during a Champions League clash with Schalke last night.

Vine via @ActualFutbol

He did also score two goals in a game with seven of them that nearly saw Real Madrid suffer one of the biggest shocks in Champions League history.

Of all the many highlights from last night’s clash at the Bernabeu, however, this is still our favourite.

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