BLOODIED: When one-eyed Cristiano Ronaldo scored for Real Madrid – WATCH

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New Delhi: In a La Liga match in November 2012, Real Madrid super-star Cristiano Ronaldo almost lost an eye after taking an elbow from Levante's David Nevarro.

The match witnessed gory scenes as the Portuguese received on-filed treatment with blood gushing from his eyebrow. But despite the injury in the opening minutes, Ronaldo kept on, and in the 21st minute he scored a beauty of goal.

Madrid won the match 2-1, but after the match Jose Mourinho claimed that Ronaldo would have lost his vision.

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