With Atletico packing their defence, Ronaldo made the crucial breakthrough in the 27th minute when he rose to head in Federico Bernardeschi’s cross at the far post, levelled the aggregate score three minutes after halftime with another towering header and then later with four minutes left, Bernardeschi powered into the Atletico area, was pushed in the back by Angel Correa and Ronaldo blasted home the penalty.
Cristiano Ronaldo scoring his third goal to complete the hat trick. #CristianoRonaldo #JuventusAtleticoMadrid pic.twitter.com/u7dg3KZnHl— Johnny (@Johnnys_Eye) March 12, 2019
Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed a hat-trick against his favourite victims as Juventus stormed back from a two-goal first-leg deficit to beat Atletico Madrid 3-0 in the return and reach the Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday.
It was his eighth hat-trick in the Champions League, pulling him level with Barcelona’s Lionel Messi.
⏰ RESULTS ⏰
⚪️⚫️ Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick sends Juventus into last 8
🔵 Manchester City reach quarter-finals in style at home
🤔 Best performance?#UCL pic.twitter.com/BGinQjvxhu— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) March 12, 2019
The former Real Madrid player also took his tally against Atletico to 25 goals in 33 matches in all competitions.