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RONALDO PLANE CRASH

Cristiano Ronaldo’s plane crash lands in Barcelona after landing gear breaks

The Real Madrid star was in Germany preparing for Borussia Dortmund Champions League tie and was not on board

CRISTIANO Ronaldo's private jet has crash landed at Barcelona's El Prat airport after the landing gear broke on impact.

Local media reports Real Madrid star Ron's plane was involved in the terrifying accident on Monday, although he is not thought to have been on board.

Eyewitnesses said the emergency services raced to the scene after the malfunction.

Cristiano Ronaldo's private jet crash landed at Barcelona's El Prat airport on Monday, local media have reported
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Cristiano Ronaldo's private jet crash landed at Barcelona's El Prat airport on Monday, local media have reportedCredit: //www.sport.es/
The undercarriage and landing gear of the 31-year-old's plane was damaged during the crash
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The undercarriage and landing gear of the 31-year-old's plane was damaged during the crashCredit: sport.es
Images of the damage began to emerge on Thursday following Monday's crash
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Images of the damage began to emerge on Thursday following Monday's crashCredit: Instagram

A runway was closed for a short time and a pilot was attended to for very minor injuries, has reported.

The football star, 31, who bought the plane for some £15million a year ago, is set to get a bumper new contract from Real Madrid.

A source told MirrorFootball: "The plane is normally rented by companies and it was in use by one of them.

"Cristiano Ronaldo, his family or friends were not on the plane. The incident had no major consequences."

The former Manchester United forward was in action for his Madrid side just 24 hours later in their 2-2 draw with Borussia Dortmund in Germany.

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He is believed to have been in Dortmund preparing for the Champions League tie at the time.

The accident started a grim week for the recent European Championship winner.

Rumours of a dispute with Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane abounded after he was hauled off in the second half of the group stage stalemate.

Despite an unusually quiet start to the season, he is still expected to romp home and lift the Ballon d'Or trophy for the world's best player in December.

That would see Ron collect the coveted crown for a fourth time - just once fewer than Barcelona superstar and long-time Lionel Messi.

Ron has previously posted several images of himself with the luxury jet on his Instagram page
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Ron has previously posted several images of himself with the luxury jet on his Instagram pageCredit: sport.es
The Portugal forward is believed to have bought the jet for £15million last year
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The Portugal forward is believed to have bought the jet for £15million last yearCredit: sport.es
The star is believed to have become involved in a spat with boss Zinedine Zidane following the Dortmund tie
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The star is believed to have become involved in a spat with boss Zinedine Zidane following the Dortmund tieCredit: Getty Images
The footballer - who was in Germany preparing for a Champions League tie with Borussia Dortmund - was not on board at the time
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The footballer - who was in Germany preparing for a Champions League tie with Borussia Dortmund - was not on board at the timeCredit: Getty Images

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