15 years ago Cristiano Ronaldo made his Champions League debut in the European Cup. It is the memory that he, MU and the Portuguese superstar fans forever bold in mind.
15 years ago was a historic day where a legend of the Champions League came to light. It was 1/10/2003 local time (2/10 in the same day in Vietnam), when Cristiano Ronaldo made his debut for the oldest continent.
The Portuguese superstar was a young talent in the form of young talents led by Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson when they came to Germany as guest of VfB Stuttgart in the second leg. 2 E Champions League table.
The Red Devils were more highly rated than the hosts of the Mercedes-Benz Arena when in the away leg, United beat Olympiakos 5-0, while Stuttgart lost 1-2 against Rangers.
However, a big surprise happened in Germany on this occasion 15 years ago. United boss Sir Alex Ferguson to Ronaldo rock next to a series of players such as Gary Neville, Rio Ferdinand, Paul Scholes, Roy Keane, Ryan Giggs and Ruud Van Nistelrooy.
Stuttgart's Felix Magath was shocked when he scored two goals in one minute with the likes of Imre Szabics and Kevin Kuranyi in the 51st and 52nd minutes. Van Nistelrooy's penalty from the penalty 67 minutes can not help "Red Devils" escape the failure.
However, it is also a memorable game marked the turning point of Ronaldo and Red Man. CR7 has become a "legendary number 7" of both Manchester United and Real Madrid when contributed to help these two clubs won all five Champions League titles.
He also scored the most goals (120 goals) and six consecutive seasons in the top flight before joining Juventus this summer for 112 million euros.
Unfortunately, Ronaldo has been suspended for two weeks after a red card against Valencia two weeks ago and will not be able to join Young Boys in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final against Turin. League.
