Juventus 1-2 Manchester United: 5 Hits and Flops

Juan Mata wheels away to celebrate his late equaliser, but there was more to come...
Juan Mata wheels away to celebrate his late equaliser, but there was more to come...

#2 Hit: Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldo celebrates his well-taken finish to break the deadlock
Ronaldo celebrates his well-taken finish to break the deadlock

Usually would have taken top spot in this list, but for a lack of luck at one end and United's late surge, he will have to settle for second place here.

Came close with a stinging effort which flashed narrowly wide midway through the first-half. Was a constant threat both with the ball and off it, making intelligent runs and stretching the visitors' backline. Should've earned an assist before the interval after a brilliant reverse pass into midfielder Sami Khedira, who could only hit the far post. Then shortly afterwards, he did the same to feed Cuadrado - who forced de Gea into a diving save from an awkward angle.

Took his finish well after an excellent pass into his path by Bonucci, firing cleanly beyond a helpless de Gea to break the deadlock. Splitting Lindelof and Smalling at the back, he was onside and made no mistake to score his 121st Champions League goal.

Then just minutes later, he could've had another assist. He teed up Miralem Pjanic, who struck goalwards but forced a diving stop from Spain's number one. On another day, he would've easily been on the winning side. Just not meant to be on this occasion.

Quick Links

Edited by Sundaresh Kumar
Sportskeeda logo
Close menu
WWE
WWE
NBA
NBA
NFL
NFL
MMA
MMA
Tennis
Tennis
NHL
NHL
Golf
Golf
MLB
MLB
Soccer
Soccer
F1
F1
WNBA
WNBA
More
More
bell-icon Manage notifications