Cristiano Ronaldo Hatrick propels Juventus Into The Quarter Finals

Five time Balon D’Or winner, Cristiano, has stepped up once again to help Juventus qualify to the Last eight of the Uefa Champions League.

In a night that saw Chiellini goal canceled, Ronaldo scored his first hatrick for Juventus and his first for the season. This make it his second hatrick against atletico in the Champions League, three in all competition against the spanish giant and a total of eight hatrick in the Uefa Champions League alone.

Ronaldo netted from open play in each half and then converted a late penalty as Juventus advanced 3-2 on aggregate, ending Atletico’s hopes of reaching the final in its Wanda Metropolitano Stadium.

Italy forward Federico Bernardeschi was handed a start instead of Paulo Dybala for Juventus, and he responded by putting in a cross from the left for Ronaldo to head in at the far post in the 27th minute. Bernardeschi also had several chances to extend Juve’s lead – notably with an audacious overhead kick in the 35th minute which flew narrowly over.

Ronaldo went close again shortly before half-time when he again outjumped everyone but headed Leonardo Spinazzola’s cross wide of the right post.

Ronaldo did get the second goal three minutes after the break. Joao Cancelo put in a cross from the right and although Oblak clawed Ronaldo’s header out from under his crossbar, goal-line technology confirmed the ball had crossed the line.

Juventus went all out attack and got the decisive third goal four minutes from time. Bernardeschi was nudged over in the penalty area and Ronaldo converted the resulting spot kick to send the home fans wild.