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Ronaldo has always considered the UEFA Champions League his favourite hunting ground; he’s scored an insane 127 goals in the competition, thirteen more than his closest rival Lionel Messi, but arguably his greatest goal of all came for Real Madrid against Juventus in the 2017-18 edition of the tournament.
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Real were faced with the Italian giants in the Quarter-Finals of the competition, and within 3 minutes of the first leg at the Allianz Stadium, Ronaldo had put Los Blancos ahead with a quick prod from Isco’s cross. He saved the best for the second half, though. Dani Carvajal sent a cross over the box, and the Portuguese leapt into the air and seemed to hang for an age before connecting cleanly with a beautiful bicycle kick.
The ball flew into the net past a static Gianluigi Buffon, as ‘CR7’ had defied the laws of physics again. Even by his standards, this was a special goal; it remains perhaps the greatest one scored in the modern era of the Champions League.
