WATCH Cristiano Ronaldo's free-kick goal and highlights as Real Madrid secured a late win over Sporting

Cristiano Ronaldo stepped up to take a free-kick at the 89th minute and incredibly drew his side level late in the match.

New Delhi: 2016-17 UEFA Champions League season was on the brink of ending on a rather bitter note for defending champions Real Madrid after they trailed visitors Sporting CP 1-0 until very late.

It was then the former Sporting player Cristiano Ronaldo who stepped up to take a free-kick at the 89th minute and incredibly drew his side level late in the match.

Watch the European player of the season's exquisite free-kick goal:

Cristiano Ronaldo's superb free-kick as Real Madrid secured a dramatic 2-1 win over Sporting Lisbon. pic.twitter.com/V4fJVxs0xj

— SuperiorBet (@SuperiorBetNG) September 15, 2016

89' GOL GOL GOL GOL GOL GOL de @Cristiano @realmadrid 1 - 1 @Sporting_CP #RMUCL #HalaMadrid pic.twitter.com/CQiJ2gioQV — Real Madrid C. F. (@realmadrid) September 14, 2016

Los Blancos later went on to win the match against all odds with an injury-time strike from Alvaro Morata.

Catch the complete highlights of the match here: