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Juventus were 'BETRAYED by Cristiano Ronaldo' in Champions League exit

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Cristiano Ronaldo has been accused of betraying his Juventus team-mates by the Italian media after the Serie A giants were knocked out of the Champions League.

Andrea Pirlo's men were dumped out at the last-16 stage by Porto on Tuesday night after a thrilling clash in Turin saw them win 3-2 on the night, but lose on away goals following a 4-4 aggregate score.

And Ronaldo, who turned his back on Sergio Oliveira's decisive free-kick in extra-time, has been singled out for his role in Juventus' shock early exit.

Corriere dello Sport used the headline 'Betrayed by Ronaldo' on their front page on Wednesday morning, suggesting that the Portuguese should have blocked the shot which squeezed past Wojciech Szczesny and into the bottom corner.

Oliveira's strike made it 2-2 on the night in the 115th minute and crucially gave Porto an extra away goal, meaning Adrien Rabiot's late winner three minutes later counted for nothing.

The same newspaper also highlighted Szczesny for his role in Porto's second goal of the night, describing his failure to save the shot as a 'decisive error', while making reference to the fact the visitors played with 10 men for over an hour after Mehdi Taremi's red card on 54 minutes.

Gazzetta dello Sport also took aim at Pirlo and his players, calling Tuesday's result 'another Champions League disaster' for the club.

More to follow.