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Juventus beat Atletico Madrid 3-0 in the Champions League round of 16 second leg at the Allianz Stadium. The score was 3-2 on aggregate in the favor of the Old Lady. A Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick propelled Juventus into the quarter finals.
The first half started with Juventus showing brilliant intensity and they drew first blood with a Cristiano Ronaldo header. The second goal was another pinpoint header from Ronaldo.
The third came from a penalty after Bernardeschi was brought down in the box and up stepped Ronaldo to kill the game for the hosts and give us another Champions League come back to remember.
There were many brilliant performances all across the pitch for the Old Lady, here is a look at the five most important players.
#5 Miralem Pjanic
Pjanic was brilliant on the night for Juventus. Everything attacking for the hosts was coming from this man. He played as in his preferred deep lying playmaker role and conducted everything for the Old Lady.
He was working tirelessly in the middle and rarely gave the ball away. His distribution as always was top notch. Pjanic currently is one of the most underrated players in the Old Lady squad.
#4 Joao Cancelo
On the night, both full-backs for Juventus were excellent. Joao Cancelo was literally playing as right winger for the whole of the first half. His constant crossing was proving troublesome for Atletico to defend. He was constantly running up and down the field.
It was his assist for Cristiano Ronaldo's second goal which made Juventus level on terms. It was another brilliant performance from the Portuguese full-back and one that he would be proud of for a long time to come.
#3 Leonardo Spinazzola
Spinazzola stepped up in the absence of Alex Sandro due to suspension and delivered his best performance in a Juventus shirt. He, just like Cancelo, played the whole first half as a left winger and constantly gave Santiago Arias problems on the right side.
He created the most chances for Juventus in the first half and Allegri would be very pleased with the full backs performance.
#2 Federico Bernardeschi
What a performance it was from Bernardeschi. He was picked ahead of Paulo Dybala on the right-hand side and he delivered for the Old Lady. He laid a vital assist for Ronaldo to score Juventus' first goal and later on, his run won his side the match-winning penalty.
This was maybe Bernardeschi best performance to date in a Juventus shirt and what a night to produce it. It was stellar from the 25-year-old who shined on a big night against Atletico Madrid.
#1 Cristiano Ronaldo
It had to be him, hadn't it? He might not have performed well in the first-leg but he gave all his best in the second-leg at home. At 34 years of age, Ronaldo destroyed Atletico's world-class defence single-handedly. After his performance tonight, he will certainly be regarded as the King of Champions League, a legend that everyone will remember for long.
Cristiano scored his first goal in his typical style, rising above the defense and heading a cross in. The second one was similar, it was another strong header from the Portuguese legend. He might just be the best header the game has ever seen.
His third goal came from a penalty, which was won by Bernardeschi. Ronaldo stepped up under pressure and fired Juventus through to the next round of the Champions League.
This season's knockout stage of the Champions League has been all about comebacks and we have witnessed another one at the hands of the GOAT, Cristiano Ronaldo.
