The magic man (and Dynamo): Bradford illusionist jets in for Real genius Ronaldo's Madrid birthday bash

British illusionist Dynamo couldn't make Cristiano Ronaldo magically appear on the pitch for Real Madrid at the weekend but he was was happy to bring some of his own special flair to the Ballon d'Or winner's birthday party.
Suspended Madrid striker Ronaldo turned 29 with a bash in Madrid on Sunday following his side's comfortable win over
Villarreal, that saw them briefly go to the top of La Liga.
Bradford's Dynamo posted images of himself with Ronaldo and team-mates Pepe and Sergio Ramos after Saturday's celebrations with the caption 'Birthday celebrations for my bro @Cristiano in Madrid! Amazing night!'
Ronaldo's response via his official Twitter account was an emphatic 'Thanks, you're fantastic.' 

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Magic feet: Cristiano Ronaldo (right) with Dynamo in a picture posted on the magician's Instagram account

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Box of tricks: Bradford magician Dynamo with Real Madrid's Pepe (left) and Sergio Ramos (right)

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Ronaldo had earlier missed out on the glory of sending his side ahead of Atletico Madrid to the top of the Spanish league table - he was banned after being sent off for the seventh time in his career in against Athletic Bilbao.
Karim Benzema struck twice in an impressive Real performance Madrid as they beat Villarreal 4-2 to go ahead of Atletico on goal difference, until Barcelona's win over Sevilla on Sunday saw the Catalans leap-frog them both. 
For Real, Gareth Bale marked his return to the side after injury with the opening goal before setting up Benzema to give the home side a commanding lead. Mario Gaspar replied for Villarreal before the break.
Jesé restored Real's two-goal cushion and, after Giovani Dos Santos scored a fine free kick, Benzema made it 4-2.

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