The world's most active volcano is Mt. Etna in Italy. Football's most active volcano erupted again in Italy to send smokes around the whole world. Cristiano Ronaldo did a Champions League wonder yet again.
Ronaldo's eighth Champions League hattrick took Juventus to the quarterfinals. Atletico Madrid fans mocked him after the home side's 2-0 victory in the first leg in Madrid. Ronaldo, like many other occasions, mocked back with his performance.
Since his peak days at Manchester United, every time Ronaldo faced criticism, he answered them with some brilliant performances. Criticism has been his driving tool since his early days. He has been brutal to everyone who doubted him and gave the lessons which they will never forget in their life.
#3 Ronaldo hits back at Simeone, Champions league Ro16, 2019
Ronaldo returned to Madrid to face his old foes Athletico Madrid in the Champions League round of 16. Atletico Madrid have always been Cristiano's favorite prey. Ronaldo was expected to blow fire for Juventus, as he did multiple times for Real Madrid.
Unfortunately, Ronaldo had a bad day. Athletico beat Juventus 2-0. Simeone made some weird pose to the fans after his side's goal against Juventus. Ronaldo mocked at Madrid fans for not winning a single Champions League.
No one in Madrid expected Ronaldo to hit them back at Turin. He scored his first Juventus hattrick to take Juventus to quarterfinals of Champions league 3-2 on aggregate. He imitated Simeone's pose after scoring one of his goals.
Atletico Madrid's Champions League dream was shattered by another Ronaldo-inspired side. The latest defeat will surely make the Atletico Madrid fans silent the next time they come up against this great man.
#2 The Commander Ronaldo's salute to Sepp Blatter
Sepp Blatter, the former FIFA president, faced the trickiest and the common question in the football world in an interview. Ronaldo or Messi was the question. He started his answer by saying both were different and important for football.
He said that Messi was the good boy that every parent wants at home and praised him a lot. Blatter told Ronaldo was more like a commander in the football field and imitated Ronaldo with few arrogant gestures. His gestures were evident that he liked Messi more than Ronaldo.
Two days later, Ronaldo entered the football field against Sevilla. Real Madrid dismantled Sevilla that day with the scoreline reading 7-3 in favor of Real Madrid. Ronaldo scored the second goal for Real Madrid and saluted to the cameras.
The "commander salute" was Ronaldo's answer to Blatter's statement. Ronaldo scored a hattrick in that match and Sevilla was an unintended victim of Ronaldo's anger against Blatter.
#1 El Classico revenge against Messi in 2017
El Clasico is one of the best matches in the football calendar. The last decade made it spicier due to the presence of Ronaldo and Messi on the opposite sides. An El Clasico win is like a trophy for both the sides.
The 2017 Clasicos were no different. Barcelona and Real Madrid faced each other in the business end of the La Liga season at Santiago Bernabeu. The match had every element that El Classico was expected to have. Ramos was sent off in the 77th minute. Two sides were tied 2-2 until the 90th minute.
Then came the magical moment when the little magician from Barcelona scored the winning goal. He displayed the back side of his shirt to the Madrid fans as a gesture of mocking them.
Real Madrid won the La Liga that season to face the Copa del Rey champions Barcelona in the next season's Super Cup. Real and Barcelona were tied 1-1 until the 80th minute after Messi's penalty equalized Pique's own goal.
Ronaldo stepped up when it mattered the most. He scored a brilliant goal after cutting past Pique. He took off his shirt and showed his muscle power to the Barcelona fans.
Ronaldo's revenge moments are not few in number to compile in a single work. With many more to come from Ronaldo, it will take a lot more writeups to record his vengeance.