Juventus 0-3 Real Madrid: 3 things that Real Madrid did right 

Turin witnessed one of the iconic matches of the season made even more so by a Cristiano Ronaldo masterclass. Real Madrid trounced Juventus 3-0 in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals to attain a huge lead and virtually book a place for themselves in the final four.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a fine brace, the second of which will be talked about in the decades to come. He scored his first in the third minute of the game and then doubled his tally with a stunning overhead kick.

Marcelo added the third for Real Madrid which may prove to be the final nail in the coffin for Juventus and was simply a cherry on top for Real Madrid's stunning away performance.

So without further ado, let us dissect this match in further detail and discuss the three things that Real Madrid did right in their 3-0 win over Juventus:

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#3 Winning the midfield battle

Real Madrid's midfield held an upper hand over Juventus' midfield

Zinedine Zidane opted to play a traditional 4-4-2 formation with Casemiro, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos forming the midfield three and Isco playing further ahead as the tip of the diamond. They were up against the Juventus duo of Rodrigo Bentancur and Sami Khedira.

Right from the word go, Real Madrid were afforded time and space on the ball as Juventus decided to sit back and hit Madrid on the counter.

This ploy played to the visitors' advantage as it gave the likes of Modric and Kroos freedom to dictate the tempo of the game and to feed Isco in dangerous areas - which directly resulted in the first goal.

Without the ball, Isco dropped deep to match Juventus' flat 4-4-2 formation. Also, Bentancur received a booking at the half-hour mark which made him unable to play freely for the rest of the game.

This led the ageing Sami Khedira to single-handedly stop the most dynamic and effective midfield cauldron in the world.

Real Madrid dominated the centre of the park with utmost ease which ultimately led them to have a strong hold on the game.

#2 Persisting with Isco ahead of Gareth Bale and Marco Asensio

Isco was at his influential best against Juventus

Zinedine Zidane had a tough call to make before the game. There were three candidates who were knocking on the manager's door for a starting berth ahead of the first leg.

Gareth Bale scored a brace at the weekend and was called by many to be given a start. Marco Asensio had been the game changer against PSG whereas Isco had been in fine form during the international break.

Zidane decided to go with Isco and play him as the No. 10 in a diamond formation. Isco was given a free role on the night as the Spaniard could be seen roaming around the field wherever he could find the space to go to. It resulted in Juventus' defensive shape getting disturbed which ultimately resulted in the first goal.

Isco had a passing accuracy of exact 100% on the night, completing 54 passes out of 54 attempted. He put in one key pass, two long cross field balls and two crosses. He was crucial to Real Madrid's cause on the night and with this performance, he has booked his place in the big games coming up in the campaign.

#1 Cristiano Ronaldo effectively finishing off his chances

Ronaldo delivered when it mattered the most...again

The big man has simply been a different animal in the Champions League this season. Coming into this game on the back of scoring in his nine previous European games, Ronaldo added a double in Turin and continued to be the big match player for his side.

Juventus had their spells of possession in the first half and created a number of threatening chances. But the difference between the two side's attacks was a certain Cristiano Ronaldo. He took both of his chances brilliantly and could have even had a couple more.

His first came courtesy of a perfect run into the six-yard box, expertly gauging the time of Isco's pass and bamboozling the Juventus centre-backs to score a goal with the outside of his boot.

His second will rightly dominate the headlines in the coming weeks as it was a stunning overhead kick that led even the Juventus supporters to stand and applaud the legend of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ronaldo's strike was a piece of art, stuff which you will tell your kid as a bedtime story in the future - "How Cristiano Ronaldo conquered Turin?" His double on the night meant Ronaldo has now scored 22 goals in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, one more than Juventus have ever managed.

He also became the first man in the history of the competition to score in 10 successive European games. Take a bow, sir!