Twitter went wild after Ronaldo's epic performance to sink Atletico
Cristiano Ronaldo sent Twitter into a frenzy after completing a hat-trick to inspire Juventus to a 3-2 aggregate victory over Atletico Madrid in their Champions League last-16 tie.
The Old Lady were insipid in a 2-0 loss in Spain, but with Ronaldo at the forefront of the action Tuesday, Juve turned things around in Turin.
After the final whistle, the bulk of the uproar online stemmed from Atletico manager Diego Simeone's manic celebrations in the first leg of the tie, as the emotional bench boss mimicked grabbing his crotch after an Atleti goal, talking after the match about the "balls" that both he and his team showed during their victory.
The Internet never forgets.
And this is why you don't gesture to your crotch during the first leg of a Champions League tie. pic.twitter.com/Bq50fIDGz7
— Brooks Peck (@BrooksDT) March 12, 2019
1st leg: Atlético 2-0 Juve
— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) March 12, 2019
2nd leg: Juventus 3-0 Atlético
Cristiano Ronaldo right now 😂 pic.twitter.com/EnK9ZAsDvD
— Adam Digby (@Adz77) March 12, 2019
Atlético Madrid after the first leg vs. Atlético Madrid after the second leg. pic.twitter.com/x80uFFRTte
— Ives Galarcep (@SoccerByIves) March 12, 2019
There was also plenty of praise, naturally, for Ronaldo, who netted his fourth career hat-trick against Atletico.
Ronaldo’s heatmap for Juventus tonight pic.twitter.com/FbI0dd5MxN
— Footy Humour (@FootyHumour) March 12, 2019
Juventus have done it. They save their best performance of the season for the most important game of their season. Fabulous Cristiano Ronaldo. That’s why they gave him The Godfather offer last summer.
— Matteo Bonetti (@TheCalcioGuy) March 12, 2019
✅ Incredible footballer
— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) March 12, 2019
✅ Can predict the future
Brilliant from Cristiano Ronaldo 👏 pic.twitter.com/DsionXLckG
Remember when Atleti wound up Ronaldo after winning the first leg?
— Graham Ruthven (@grahamruthven) March 12, 2019
Yeah, don't do that.
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