What was Cristiano Ronaldo doing on the bench? (PHOTO)

"Real" Madrid leader Cristiano Ronaldo was forced to miss the first UEFA Champions League semi-final match against "Manchester City" due to a muscle injury.

Without the attacking leader, the remaining royal team did not break through the defense of the "citizens" - 0:0.

The foreign media did not take their eyes off Ronaldo sitting with his teammates and described his actions.

The famous Portuguese not only listened to music, took photos with fans, but also browsed his smartphone.

Photographers captured that the forward actively used the social network "Instagram," and before the meeting chatted with his former teammate at "Man Utd" Owen Hargreaves.

Later, Hargreaves revealed that Ronaldo could have played in trouble, but it was decided not to take risks.

"If 'Real' had played in the final today, he would have gone out on the field," said Hargreaves.