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Ronaldo endures barren return to Sporting Lisbon

Rafael Marchante / Reuters

Needing two tallies to become the first player ever to reach the 100-goal plateau in UEFA club competition, Cristiano Ronaldo mustered his most ineffectual attacking display of the season on Tuesday.

While Los Blancos emerged with a 2-1 win over Ronaldo's former club, Sporting Lisbon, the Portuguese megastar was not only unable to find the net, he didn't even produce an effort on target.

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Ronaldo, who has eight goals in La Liga this season after his hat-trick on the weekend against Atletico, has found the net just twice in Europe's marquee competition this season.

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