Cristiano Ronaldo's Bernabéu Redemption

"Welcome, everyone watching on television, to the Bernabéu Stadium!"

"Tonight, the final blockbuster of the 2009–2010 European football season will kick off at the Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, the capital of Spain."

"Bayern Munich, the giants of the Bundesliga, will face Barcelona from Spain."

"For the second consecutive year, these two teams will battle fiercely for the Champions League trophy, the highest honor in European football. Both were the outstanding and strongest teams in Europe over the past season."

"But tonight at the Bernabéu, there can be only one winner!"

"Bayern had reached the Champions League final for three consecutive seasons, winning the previous two against Manchester United and Barcelona. Barcelona had also reached the final for two consecutive seasons, but lost to Bayern Munich last season."

"Mourinho declared before the match that tonight he would wash away the humiliation of last season at the Bernabéu."

"But Heynckes and his Bayern were equally confident. They wanted to win three consecutive titles at the Bernabéu, matching the greatest peak in Bayern's history—the era of Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller, and Hoeness. That would immortalize every player in Bayern's current squad!"

"Since the match is being held at the Bernabéu, we have specially invited two heavyweight guests to provide commentary tonight. Both are World Footballer of the Year and Ballon d'Or winners, so I'm sure they can offer expert analysis and commentate on this match for us even better."

"Please welcome former Real Madrid star and current special adviser to the Real Madrid president, French legend Zidane!"

"And Portuguese superstar, Real Madrid's current number-one star, Cristiano Ronaldo!"

The two superstars were not in the commentary booth. Instead, they had appeared inside the Bernabéu Stadium, though they had not yet taken their seats in the press box.

Clearly, they had no intention of commentating