Cristiano Ronaldo broke the Bayern Munich Twitter admin in 2017 | OneFootball

Cristiano Ronaldo‘s domination of Europe was a thing of beauty to behold.

The Portuguese superstar made a habit of saving his absolute best for when it mattered most as he registered numerous priceless performances to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.

Who can forget his heroic performance against Atletico Madrid in 2019 to send Juventus through against all odds?

That is just one performance among many that saw Ronaldo rise to the top of the European crop and cement his legacy as the Champions League‘s greatest ever player.

The meteoric numbers speak for themselves as well – Ronaldo has won no less than 5 European Cups and is the competition’s all-time leading scorer in the knockout phases.

From Bayern Munich to PSG, Juventus to Manchester United, no one has been spared the wrath of Ronaldo when it came to elimination football.

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Countless hearts, from fans to players and even social media administrators have been broken by the ruthless efficiency with which Ronaldo can kill off a knock-out tie.

Never was that more evident than when Ronaldo almost single-handedly sent Bavarian giants, Bayern Munich packing with a superb second-leg hat-trick in 2017.

After scoring a double in the first-leg at the Allianz Arena, Ronaldo made sure there was to be no come-from-behind victory for the Germans after they managed to force the tie into extra-time.

Having scored late in the second half, Ronaldo then netted twice in extra-time, much to the disgust of the people running Bayern Munich’s official Twitter feed on the night.

In fact, after watching Ronaldo smash five goals in over the course of the tie, you can quite literally see the moment the admin broke.

The tweet following his hat-trick strike was particularly salty, simply reading: ‘Not even saying it this time. #RMAFCB 3-2’.

You can see the triad of testy tweets below:

The most amazing thing is that Ronaldo did this to people on a regular basis. There simply was no room for hope while he was still standing and on the pitch.

Those years may be slowly drifting behind him now, but we will always have the memories of one of the greatest eras in Champions League history.

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Where was Cristiano Ronaldo born?

Lisbon Porto Madeira Braga