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Ronaldo had to say goodbye to Juventus after winning the Champions League

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  • 10 March, 2021 10:29:28

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Sports Desk: Is there anything more difficult than this? Juventus beat FC Porto 3-2 at home. The goal difference between the two legs is equal to 4; But in the end, FC Porto took advantage of the away goal and knocked Juventus out of the second round. For the second time in a row, Ronaldo has to leave the second round of the Champions League. The match was played in extra time. Portuguese club FC Porto is betting on this extra-time thriller.

They went ahead with the advantage of scoring 2 goals in the field of Juventus. They beat Juventus 2-1 at home in the previous match. In the return leg, Juve lost 3-1 at home but they were sure to say goodbye. But the loss was 3-2. With a team of 10 people, Porto turned the stick on Juve. As a result, both teams scored 4-4 in the two matches. Points equal, goals equal. But Porto went ahead with the away goal.

Juventus had to say goodbye in the same way as in the previous season. They went to Leon's field and lost 1-0. In the return match, after winning 2-1 at home, the goal difference was 2-2, but Leon took advantage of the away goal and sent Juve away. The same thing happened with Ronaldo again. Juventus could not bring 10 people Porto in the bag properly. The Portuguese club played with a team of 10 people for more than 60 minutes. But even in such a long time, Porto has eaten the juveniles properly.

Originally Cristiano Ronaldo tried his best. Has given numerous passes to score goals. But why did the strikers of the host team lose the lead in front of Porto's defense? In addition, the players of his team have not cooperated with Ronaldo. They wasted great chances to score without giving the ball to Ronaldo even after getting in the gap. Federico Chiesa scored a pair of goals for Juventus.

In the end he got a ball, where Ronaldo was completely empty. Ronaldo could have scored if he had passed the ball. But he took the shot himself in the hope of a hat-trick. As a result, the golden opportunity of the goal was missed. Adrian Radiot scored the remaining goal for Juventus. Sergio Oliveira scored two goals for Porto. He did one from the penalty. Mehdi Taremi had to leave the field after seeing a red card in the 54th minute. Juventus were desperate to win. That's why they could have gone ahead in the third minute. But on the right, Juan Cuadrado's cross was blocked by Alvaro Morata's powerful header from Porto goalkeeper Augustine Marchesin. After a while, Juventus also digested the goal. Defender Leonardo Bonucci blocked an attacking D-box in Porto's strong. But it did not help.

Juventus survived as Porto forward Mehdi Taremi moved to the top of the head post. Although they could not keep the net intact for a long time. In the 19th minute, Juventus fell behind a great spot-kick by Portuguese midfielder Sergio Oliveira. Porto gets a penalty for fouling Taremi from behind in the D-box. Morata disappointed again in the 26th minute. He took a shot along with the goalkeeper from a difficult angle by lowering the ball with his chest on the cross coming from the right side. However, at the right time, Marchesin stood in the way. Juventus scored the desired goal in the fourth minute of the second half. Ronaldo motioned for Chiesa, who was standing in front of him, to take a shot, as Bonucci's high ball bounced off the D-box.

The Italian forward, who scored an away goal towards the end of the first leg, did not make a mistake in finding the address with a corner kick. Shortly afterward, Porto suffered a major blow; Taremi left the field after seeing a pair of yellow cards in three minutes. He got the first yellow card for fouling someone in the 54th minute. Two minutes later, Marega fouled Juventus' Demiral in midfield.

Taremi was kicked out after hearing the referee's whistle. Porto sat down to digest the goal soon after becoming a team of 10 people. But Cheeser's shot hit the post and came back. However, in the 63rd minute, Chiesai scored a goal to lead the team. The 23-year-old forward headed in a six-yard box cross from Quadrado's great cross from the right. Juventus could have gone ahead in the last eight in 6 minutes.

Ronaldo was disappointed with a missed header after getting another great cross from Cuadrado in a good position. Four minutes later, another shot from Chiesa was blocked by Argentine goalkeeper Marchesin. Morata sent the ball into the net in the first minute of added time but the goal did not match. Is canceled. Two minutes later, Quadrado's shot was blocked at the crossbar in extra time. The performance of the two teams in the first 24 minutes of the extra 30 minutes was disappointing. Olivier equalized in the 115th minute with a brilliant free-kick.

His low free-kick from a long-distance bounced off the defensive wall and into Juventus' net. Goalkeeper Vyachekh Stasani jumped up and could not stop even though he touched his hand. Two minutes later, however, Juventus went ahead in the match again. Adriano Rabio made the scoreline 4-4 with two legs from Federico Bernardeski's cross, But the rest of the time they could not break Porto's defense. As a result, Ronaldo had to leave the field in despair even after winning the match.

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