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Giorgio Chiellini Talks Cristiano Ronaldo's Impact at Juventus

Giorgio Chiellini believes Cristiano Ronaldo's impact at Juventus has made the club genuine UEFA Champions League contenders in 2018-19, whereas previously the famous trophy had been just a "dream."

The Portuguese superstar made a £99.2 million move from Real Madrid to the Old Lady in the summer.

He is a five-time Champions League winner, including each of the last three with Real, and the tournament's all-time leading scorer.

Juve's recent record in the tournament is mixed. They have reached two of the last four finals, but lost them both.

But centre-back Chiellini has said Ronaldo can provide the extra quality the club need to go all the way, per BBC Sport's Mani Djazmi:

"Cristiano scored many, many, many times against us and he broke my dreams many times—in Cardiff [final in 2017], in Madrid, in Turin.