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Chelsea’s Charly Musonda waits 20 minutes to nab picture with Cristiano Ronaldo

On-loan Real Betis youngster's patience gets its reward as Real Madrid star gets photo and signed shirt

CHELSEA'S Charly Musonda, on loan at Real Betis, waited 20 minutes outside of the Real Madrid dresing room to meet Cristiano Ronaldo.

First Betis suffered a 6-1 thumping, with Ronaldo scoring the final Madrid goal.

 Charly Musonda waited 20 minutes for Cristiano Ronaldo's signature and picture
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Charly Musonda waited 20 minutes for Cristiano Ronaldo's signature and pictureCredit: Cuatro

Then Musonda found himself hanging around like a starstruck fan seeking to get a close-up with the Portuguese maestro.

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He couldn't do that during the actual game as he didn't feature.

 Will he, won't he...Musonda is hoping Ronaldo will turn to him next
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Will he, won't he...Musonda is hoping Ronaldo will turn to him nextCredit: Cuatro
 Waiting game over...Musonda finally meets his hero CR7
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Waiting game over...Musonda finally meets his hero CR7Credit: Cuatro

But Musonda, 20 on Saturday, did have a birthday to remember as he came away with a few personal minutes with CR7 after the match.

Belgiani Betis has spoken about his admiration for former Manchester United hero Ronaldo in the past and supposedly wears the No 7 shirt because of the Real Madrid star.
 Musonda in action for Real Betis
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Musonda in action for Real BetisCredit: Getty Images

After such a heavy defeat, Musonda was probably questioning whether he should show a member of the Real Madrid squad any more respect than Betis had already showed them!

But this was a chance to meet Ronaldo, who obliged when Musonda asked for a photo and even signed a shirt for the Chelsea youngster.

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