Cristiano Ronaldo was accused of 'disappearing' by Spanish media during Manchester United's Champions League defeat to Atletico Madrid on Tuesday night after an off-colour display from the Portuguese superstar.
Ralf Rangnick's men were dumped out of Europe after a 1-0 second leg home loss at Old Trafford to the LaLiga side, with Renan Lodi's header enough to take Diego Simeone's outfit to the quarter-finals following a 2-1 aggregate victory.
Ronaldo was unable to have a decisive impact on the game despite his hat-trick heroics against Tottenham on the weekend - becoming the highest goalscorer in history in the process with 807 strikes.
But on the big stage in Europe he could not find the same form as he was frustrated by a stubborn Atletico defence - with Marca claiming he had 'disappeared' for the Red Devils, despite so often haunting Atletico in the past playing for Real Madrid.
Instead they reserved praise for the Atletico defenders who did so well to frustrate United and keep a clean sheet after a 1-1 draw in the first leg at the Wanda Metropolitano.
AS hailed the performance of Atletico's defence as 'superb', with left-back Lodi capping off a terrific display by grabbing the winning goal.
The Spanish outlet were also left raving about Jan Oblak in goal after he made a handful of impressive stops.
AS said his saves were 'decisive' to keep the team in the contest, while Marca said the Slovenian was 'back to his old self'.
Meanwhile, Mundo Deportivo were left in awe of Atletico's 'incredible feat' to knock out Manchester United, despite boasting the likes of Ronaldo, Raphael Varane, Jadon Sancho and Bruno Fernandes.
It was a night to forget overall for Ronaldo as he was also involved in a clash of heads with his own captain Harry Maguire - with the forward left clutching his mouth after being hurt in the accidental collision during a corner.
He cut a frustrated figure throughout and showed his disdain for the referee after claiming team-mate Anthony Elanga had been fouled in the build-up to Lodi's opening goal.
Ronaldo in particular was irate as he could be seen furiously gesturing to the referee as the Atletico players reeled away in celebration.
The 37-year-old appeared to question the quality of the official's vision as he held his hands up to his eyes to make the globally-recognised glasses signal.