The Italian side's huge investment in the Portuguese to try and secure Champions League glory has ended in failure
Cristiano Ronaldo’s hopes of Champions League glory with Juventus are over, for this year at least, after yet another stunning performance by Ajax in their quarter-final second leg in Turin.
Goals from Donny van de Beek and Matthijs de Ligt cancelled out Ronaldo’s opener and sealed a 3-2 aggregate victory for the Dutch side, who knocked out Ronaldo’s former club Real Madrid in the previous round.
Juventus splashed out €100 million (£86.4/$133m) to bring Ronaldo to Turin with the expectation it could fuel a charge for European glory.
The Portuguese forward is a five-time winner of the Champions League, first lifting the trophy with Manchester United in 2008. He has since gone on to win the competition four times with Real Madrid, including the last three.
Ajax’s shock victory has ended those dreams in stunning fashion, meaning the Champions League semi-finals will not feature Ronaldo for the first time since 2010, when Real Madrid were knocked out in the last 16.
Unsurprisingly, there has been a huge reaction to the failure of Juventus’ very expensive gamble.
getup_its5am
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Cristiano Ronaldo: 'I'm the best player in the world'. *Out of the UCL* Leo Messi: 'I don't consider myself the best, I am just another player' *Single-handedly destroyed Man United*
Ababsco
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It's not CR7 it's the team. He saved their ass against Athletico and tried his best but it was just not enough. I hope he understands what it feels like when Messi saves Barca week in week out
francis-malfoy
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first, the person that wrote this article is not only ignorant but biased and myopic in thinking,how can you call cr7 a waste of money after his performance against ATM but no problem and second, u failed to realize all goals against ajax was from Ronaldo if u can remember Barca's match against Roma that was what happened today and messi was not criticized the way u are addressing cr7 then I believe the notion was “barca out l, not messi out or messi useless or wasteful" every true fan and educated individual who agree this wasn't cr7 fault it was the clubs at a whole. juve should have gone out since but it was still the same cr7 that kept them in the competition,its not everyday that's Christmas.
rowkosu
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listen fuckers.... this team has nothing neither game plans.. nor any willing to win their aim.....they cannot entirely depend upon one man who did everything.. scored goal in each match..what about other sheeps.. neither they can hold possession nor can score..they just move around the field to waste 90 mins... you cannot simply depend upon one man.....tuo dybala..he was waste on the field.....and juvi sheepy fan.. fuckers what do you mean by waste of money.... he need supports...if you want something from him believe in him...motherfuckers.. most importantly he needs supports from the midfield and other players.. can't you understand...you ass face
halamadrid786
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First off why are people acting like Ronaldo never scored that hatrick against Atletico and neither did he score against Ajax. The problem wasn't as much in Juventus's attack than defence. Ajax's young team broke the defence apart so easily because we have players who are old and others getting older year by year. Even Messi got knocked out last season byt I still consider him as the best footballer in the world alongside Ronaldo because I am a true football fan. Now that Ronaldo is out I want Messi to win it or anyone else because that is football one team has to lose for the other to win. So stop acting like Ronaldo is going to retire tommorow he has many years ahead of him to win with Juve.
BradyR11
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Lol it's Funny How everyone all of a sudden come out n troll Ronaldo after A"JUVENTUS" loss or was is Ronaldo vs Ajax ... do u guys expect him to score goals n defend as Well .... he did his part by scoring a goal but defensively there was nothing he could do .... so there's so much talk about Ronaldo failing to knock Ajax out where was the other 10 players??? and face it ppl did anyone Troll Messi the past 3 UCL having been kocked out and not reaching a final???lol #CR7 still the Best force in any league.... even when Messi claimed to be king of Laliga HE was dethroned several times buy the KING SLAYER #CR7
ZealBlad
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Why these people shut their mouth when he score hatric against Atico? and he scored both of two game against Ajex.why u want to blame him so much and mocky? Who support Cr7.He help tp defense and shout all time to attack. No one cross the ball well and they even couldn't control the ball well last night.Is that Ronaldo mistake? There is a player who so call the goal score machin but the coach still playing defensive not attacking.When the ball does not come to foward than what u expect from the foward players?The blame is should give to the coach.He did not prepare his mistake of the first leg in second leg.
GRAVITY73
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It is a clear waste as long as he didn't deliver. We shouldn't forget that juve had been winning their leagues long ago.At the same time they've been doing well in the ucl to pass this stage with their squad. The only clear problem was cr not ACCEPTING that he has injury to take care of. He was so much interested in winning the ballon dor to surpass Messi.he has forgotten that way back Messi also was getting injuries and that gave him the chance to win some. Now all he needs to do is to have time for his injuries. Artificial can NEVER OVERTAKE NATURAL. WHAT GOD HAS PUT TOGETHER CAN NEVER BE CHALLENGED. In clear sense it's like somebody trying to be JESUS or Muhammad. How possible can that be.?
JusticeLaCoker
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Juventus without Cristiano Ronaldo - won 7 successive Seria A - won 4 successive Coppa Italia's - reached the final of the CL twice, QFs last year. Juventus with Cristiano Ronaldo -out of the Coppa Italia -out of the CL in Quarter Finals -no preseason US trip as he'd be arrested
Wemcklnsz
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true line bro 😅
Yeah.When Real madrid was eliminated everyone pointed at Perez for leting Ronaldo go now Ronaldo is out and people want to accuse the team.Ronaldo had alot of success bc of madrid we all know he is a special player but you cannot play alone that is why Messi struggles in Argentina so these Ronaldo fans shd learnt to be humble and Ronaldo himself he makes alot of noise.