Juventus 3-0 Atletico Madrid (Agg: 3-2): Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick inspires incredible comeback to send Italian champions into the quarter-finals
*Giorgio Chiellini bundled in from close range for Juventus in the fourth minute but the goal was disallowed
*Referee ruled that Cristiano Ronaldo had fouled goalkeeper Jan Oblak causing the ball to spill out of his hands
*Ronaldo nodded home the opening goal by meeting Federico Bernardeschi's cross at the back post
*He then headed his second of the night four minutes into the second-half with Oblak unable to keep it out
*He then headed his second of the night four minutes into the second-half with Oblak unable to keep it out
*Ronaldo completed his hat-trick when Fernando Bernadeschi was fouled by Angel Correa in the penalty area
Cristiano Ronaldo thumps home from the spot to ensure Juventus' progress to the last-eight of the Champions League
This was Operation Cristiano Ronaldo in all its glory. Without the Champions League trophy since 1996, Juventus turned to the man who caused them so much heartache, a man who is never far away from the trophy having lifted it for the past three seasons consecutively.
Just look at Real Madrid without him. Stunned by Ajax. As for Juventus, they are profiting immensely. Having fallen flat in Madrid in the first leg, there was never a worry their main man would miss the mark again.
There was VAR drama. Goal-line technology was called into action and the final nail in the coffin came from the penalty spot. Then came the cojones celebration Diego Simeone produced with such enthusiasm come full-time in Madrid. How the tables turned in Turin. For boss Massimiliano Allegri, this was the plan all along from the first whistle of the first leg.
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