Cristiano Ronaldo and Champions League knockout football. They go together like bacon and eggs, cheese and wine, chips and dip. It’s an iconic pairing that brings out the best in both, delivering scintillating performances on the biggest stages and moments that will burn themselves into your retinas, lasting forever.
For football fans, Tuesday simply brought more of what we’ve all come to expect: Ronaldo netted a brace, inclusive of a jaw-dropping overhead kick, as Real Madrid waltzed into the Juventus Stadium and had their way with the reigning Italian champions. To do what they did, in the home of Gianluigi Buffon and Giorgio Chiellini, was absurd, unheard of, almost heinous.