Blanc keeps quiet about Ronaldo chat

Real Madrid and PSG are 37/50 and 15/4 respectively to claim the win which will secure progression to the knockout stages of the Champions League.

Substitute Nacho fired Real Madrid into the last 16 of the Champions League as they beat Paris St Germain 1-0 at the Bernabeu. We’ve qualified and we’ll be stronger when we have the others back.

PSG could have savaged a point in the last minute, as Di Maria sent a stunning free kick towards the top corner, but his effort hit the crossbar.

Real Madrid coach Rafael Benitez has played down the boos and whistles from a sector of the crowd in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium which were directed at his side.

Paris Saint-Germain manager Laurent Blanc has refused to divulge what Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo said to him at the end of their Champions League tie on Tuesday. “If we analyse what players score most goals, you see that three of them are out of action and that has an effect on our team”.

Madrid were outplayed for much of the match by PSG, who peppered the hosts’ goal with efforts either side of Nacho’s winning strike 35 minutes into the first half.

“That only gives more values to the result we got. We have a lot to reflect on”.

Di Maria who left Madrid to join English giants Manchester United for a British record £59.7million in August 2014 was clearly frustrated with his team’s failure to come away from the Spanish capital with nothing to show for their troubles.

The French team had the best chances in the first half.

“We knew something could happen but we were confident of getting to the global break and it has not been possible”. Colombian playmaker James Rodriguez was on the bench, but Benitez still couldn’t count on strikers Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema.

If PSG are to pull off arguably their most significant win since Qatar Sports Investments took charge of the club in 2012, long-term Madrid target Marco Verratti will be pivotal in midfield.