6 players who stopped both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi

Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini vs Cristiano Ronaldo UEFA Champions League 2014/15 semi-final second-leg (Real Madrid 1-1 Juventus | Agg 2-3)

Ronaldo, Bale and company tried in vain as Bonucci and Chiellini put forth a defensive display of the highest order

Real Madrid and Juventus met each other in the semi-final of the 2014/15 season where the Old Lady knocked out Los Blancos to set up a final clash against Barcelona, which they lost 3-1.

Juventus secured a 2-1 win over Carlo Ancelotti’s side in the first-leg at the Juventus Stadium. Alvaro Morata and Carlos Tevez got on the scoresheet for the home side while Ronaldo scored the crucial away goal for the visitors.

This set up a mouth-watering second leg clash at the Santiago Bernabeu and Madrid needed a solitary goal to ensure progression if they could stop the Turin outfit from scoring. Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring from the penalty spot after James Rodriguez was fouled inside the box. However, Massimiliano Allegri’s side pulled level courtesy of Alvaro Morata’s strike and in doing so canceled out Madrid’s away goal advantage with less than 35 minutes left on the clock.

Ronaldo, Bale and company tried in vain as Bonucci and Chiellini put forth a defensive display of the highest order. The two didn’t allow Ronaldo and Bale any room in the final third of the pitch and their towering presence in the box was pivotal as they also negated the aerial threat possessed by Ronaldo.

Ronaldo tried his best but he just wasn’t afforded the time, space or even a sniff of goal by the duo as Real Madrid succumbed at the final hurdle. Otherwise, it could have set up a mouth-watering El Clasico final but it was not to be.