Cristiano Ronaldo is finally on the brink of another 支持する／優勝者s League final... but can he 奮起させる Real Madrid to historic tenth 勝利，勝つ?

By Pete Jenson for MailOnline

Published: 10:27 BST, 29 April 2014 | Updated: 13:19 BST, 29 April 2014

Cristiano Ronaldo did not join Real Madrid to play 半分-決勝戦. The 29-year-old has not graced the European Cup final since 2009 when he ended his last Manchester 部隊d match a loser.

He would not have imagined when 80,000 支持者s 迎える／歓迎するd him at his 贈呈 at the Bernabeu a month later に引き続いて his £80million move that he would be 押し進めるing 30 not having played another final.

When he was a 支持する／優勝者s League 勝利者, with 部隊d in 2008, he 攻撃する，衝突する eight goals in the （選挙などの）運動をする. This time he has 14 and will become the first player every to 逮捕する 15 in one European Cup season if he 得点する／非難する／２０s on Tuesday night.

VIDEO Scroll 負かす／撃墜する to watch Ronaldo warming up for Real's 衝突／不一致 with Bayern

He is also going in search of his 50th 支持する／優勝者s League goal in his 50th European Cup game for Real but all that really 事柄s is a place in his first European Cup final - held in Lisbon - since he left Old Trafford.

Three years ago he 削減（する） a 失望させるd 人物／姿／数字 at the Bernabeu as his team-mates followed Jose Mourinho's game-計画（する） of not attacking Barcelona.

Ronaldo felt that, fresh from having beaten Barca in the Copa del Rey final just days before, they were there for the taking and the sight of him turning to his team-mates and raising his 武器 to the heavens is one of the 耐えるing images of the first 脚. They were obeying orders as he chased 負かす／撃墜する Barcelona 今後s on his own.

Mourinho's masterplan might have worked had Pepe not been sent off for kicking Dani Alves and Lionel Messi 得点する／非難する／２０ing two late goals against Real's 10 men.

A year later Real were beaten by Bayern Munich にもかかわらず a spiritied 復帰 and the story was repeated a year later this time against Dortmund.

The 苦悩 to reach the final in his home country was there for all to see last week as Ronaldo 悪口を言う／悪態d several 行方不明になるd 適切な時期s to put Bayern Munich out of sight.

At the Allianz 円形競技場 he will lead 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金 to 得点する／非難する／２０ an away goal that would leave the 持つ／拘留するing 支持する／優勝者s needing three goals to go through.

'I have no 疑問 that both Ronaldo and (Gareth) Bale will start the game' said Pep Guardiola on Monday. 'Both players are very important for Madrid'.

And Ronaldo’s presence on the pitch will give him the chance to break two more 記録，記録的な／記録するs. If he 得点する／非難する／２０s in Munich he will not only become the first player to 15 goals in one 支持する／優勝者s League （選挙などの）運動をする but will also pass Alfredo Di Stefano as Madrid’s second かつてない European Cup 最高の，を越す scorer, behind Raul.

The game throws together the two 味方するs who have met each other more often in European 競争 than any other and coaches Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti have ramped up the 競争 with their pre-match comments.

'I have read in Madrid that they are already in the final and they have already won it' said Guardiola. This after Bayern director Karl-Heinze Rummenigge said: 'The atmosphere will be so hot the trees will 燃やす'.

Ancelotti 答える／応じるd on arrival in Munich on Monday 説: 'I thought the trees were going to 燃やす but it’s raining.'

Ancelotti is unbeaten in the Allianz 円形競技場 with two 勝利，勝つs and a draw. 'We are not so stupid to think we are already at the final,' he said.

The Italian coach is 推定する／予想するd to 逆戻りする to his tried-and-信用d 'BBC' 今後 line with Bale, Benzema and Cristiano against that high-line favoured by Guardiola’s Bayern.

Bale has 20 goals in all 競争s with 16 補助装置s. 'We love to attack' said the Welshman. 'But we know tonight we will need to attack and defend 井戸／弁護士席 in equal 手段.'

Bayern will again rely ひどく on the Arjen Robben-Franck Ribery 共同 that has produced 36 goals so far this season, with seven of them coming in the 支持する／優勝者s League.

'I know how much the tenth European Cup would mean to Madrid,' said Robben. 'But we have been to the fina l three times in the last four years. We won the last one but we are still hungry for more. We know we can make history this season by becoming the first to 保持する the 肩書を与える.'

Robben left Real Madrid in 2009 to make room for, and to help 支払う／賃金 for, a 確かな Cristiano Ronaldo.

In the four years since Robben has fared far better in the biggest club 競争 in European football ? on Tuesday the （米）棚上げする／（英）提議するs may be finally about to turn.