Ronaldo Reunites With Patient Who Woke From Coma Because Of His Goal
A Real Madrid fan awoken from a coma by listening to a goal from the Portuguese superstar met up with his hero at a hotel in Warsaw
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo enjoyed an emotional reunion with Polish fan David Pawlaczyc at the team’s Warsaw hotel on Wednesday.
David hit the headlines in 2014 when he was roused from a coma after listening to a replay of Ronaldo scoring a goal.
The youngster, who had been knocked off his bike by a car in August 2013, awoke after a specialist suggested playing a recording of the moment when he netted his third goal for Portugal in a World Cup play-off against Sweden
He was then invited by the forward to a Champions League game at the Santiago Bernabeu in 2014, where he watched the match from a VIP box.
Madrid posted a photograph on Wednesday of Ronaldo and David, along with his family, who had driven six hours to visit the team’s hotel in Warsaw.
Cristiano , whose side face Legia in a Champions League clash, signed merchandise after posing for pictures.
