Remembering is to live again. On a day like today, but four years ago, Cristiano Ronaldo scored one of the best goals in the entire history of the Champions League. On April 4, 2018, Real Madrid thrashed Juventus 3-0 with brilliant performance by the Portuguese striker. Watch the video. Awesome execution!
It happened at 64′ of the second half, when the 'merengue' team won 1-0 with both CR7. Dani Carvajal attacked for the right side of the field and took out a cross that was behind the back of the scorer 'luso', but he had no better idea than to attack the ball to increase the score with tremendous luxury.
Cristiano Ronaldo rose and made a 'chalaca' with pure power that left Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon standing. Immediately, Real Madrid fans burst with excitement in visiting condition. And in the 'white' bench many took their heads because they couldn't believe it. And it was no wonder.
Teammates went to embrace the scorer and, when he was about to return to the middle of the field, the fans of the local team began to applaud. Cristiano Ronaldo did not miss this moment and thanked the reaction of the 'bianconeros' at the Allianz in Torino.
This goal generated a lot of repercussions worldwide. Especially in the sports press, who was impressed by Cristiano Ronaldo's performance in the Champions League quarter-final leg. In Spain they were amazed by the '7′.
There were even specialized people who analyzed in detail how many centimeters Cristiano Ronaldo jumped to score the goal with Real Madrid. They also revealed what power he hit the ball to. They even made 3D drawings to explain the play.
At the end of the 90 minutes, Real Madrid ended up beating Juventus 3-0 with a double from world crack and another by Marcelo. With this, they advanced to the Champions League semifinals, where they eliminated Bayern Munich in back-and-forth matches.
Zinedine Zidane's team played the Champions League final against Liverpool. What was the result? Well 3-1 with a monumental double by Gareth Bale and another by Karim Benzema. It was the black night for goalkeeper Loris Karius in the English team.