Cristiano Ronaldo's 30th goal in 30 matches this season sent Manchester United into the last eight of the Champions League at the expense of French champions Lyon.
The Portuguese winger's close-range strike just before half-time secured a 1-0 win that sent Sir Alex Ferguson's side through 2-1 on aggregate.
The win also represented a little bit of history with United's tenth straight Champions League victory at Old
Trafford equaling the competition record for consecutive home wins set by Juventus in 1997.
It left Ferguson happy, but also a little frustrated that United hadn't given the scoreline a proper reflection of the match.
"We should have made more of our chances and possession," said the Scotsman.
"We made it difficult for ourselves," he growled.
Ferguson, who could emulate the 1999 win with a treble trophy haul as United are still in contention for the domestic double with the title and FA Cup in their sights, lauded Ronaldo for his scoring achievement.
"It is fantastic. It takes a rare player to do that and it is a great contribution.
"There was no target set for him at the beginning of the season, but that is what we look for in our young squad.
"Ten wins in 10 home matches is a marvelous achievement, and I would put that down to apart from the players that the pitch has improved.
"The squad is very strong now and you can see that in our midfield which changes all the time and will be different for the FA Cup match this weekend (against Portsmouth in the quarter-finals)."
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