Cristiano Ronaldo's £15million private jet crashes at airport in Barcelona while trying to land

Cristiano Ronaldo's £15 million private jet has crashed while trying to land in Barcelona, it has emerged.

The Real Madrid and Portugal ace was not on board the plane when the crash happened at El Prat airport on Monday evening.

It is understood the plane's landing gear broke on impact, and a runway at the airport was closed.

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The plane's landing gear was badly damaged and the runway was closed

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Cristiano Ronaldo poses in front of the plane earlier this year. He was not on board when the crash happened

The pilot was treated for minor injuries, but no one was seriously hurt.

The 31-year-old football ace often rents the plane, a Gulfstream G200 which he bought last year, to private clients, and none of the star's friends or family was onboard when the crash happened.

A source close to Ronaldo told The Mirror: 'The plane is normally rented by companies and it was in use by one of them.

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Ronaldo pictured on his private jet, which crashed on Monday evening while trying to land in Barcelona