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Ronaldo double helps Real sink Barcelona



Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid celebratesCristiano Ronaldo continued his fine goal scoring record at the Nou Camp with a brace as Real Madrid beat Barcelona 3-1 to go through to the final of the King's Cup 4-2 on aggregate.The Portuguese hit a first half penalty and then knocked in a rebound after the break as Real took full advantage of their counter-attacks.Raphael Varane headed the third after 68 minutes while Jordi Alba got a late consolation.Real Madrid will now take on the winners of Sevilla and Atletico Madrid who play on Wednesday, the capital side enjoying a 2-1 lead from their first leg.Ronaldo has now scored in his last six visits to the Catalan capital and came out on top in his personal battle with Lionel Messi, who was largely anonymous in the game.The Argentine, however, has the chance to respond when the pair meet again in the league at the weekend.This was the vital game though for Real who trail leaders Barcelona by 16 points in La Liga after a poor campaign and it is their best chance of picking up some silverware outside of the UEFA Champions League, in which they are evenly poised against Manchester United after a 1-1 first leg draw at the Bernabeu."We knew how to play Barcelona and tactically we came out on top," said Real 'keeper Iker Casillas. "We were well positioned on the pitch and in all areas we were in control."It was a very strong performance and in defence we were superb. Cristiano was phenomenal. It was a 10 out of 10 performance and we deserve to be in the final.

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