Cristiano Ronaldo revelled in the glory of scoring a hat-trick to inspire a stunning Real Madrid comeback to reach the Champions League semi-finals with a 3-2 aggregate victory over Wolfsburg on Tuesday.

Real Madrid's forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring during the Champions League quarter-final second leg football match Real Madrid vs Wolfsburg at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid. Pics/AFP

The Spanish giants made amends for their shock 2-0 defeat in Germany six days ago as Ronaldo struck twice in just over 60 seconds early on before sealing the comeback with a trademark free-kick 13 minutes from time for a 3-0 victory on the night.