By AFPMore by this AuthorTURINCristiano Ronaldo scored a spectacular hat-trick to fire Juventus into the Champions League quarter-finals with a 3-0 win over Atletico Madrid on Tuesday that saw his side claim a thrilling tie 3-2 on aggregate. "It was always going to be a special night and it was, not only for the goals, but for the team," said Ronaldo. RONALDO SIGNSThe Champions League's record scorer took his tally in the tournament to 124, with four goals this season. Defensive specialists Atletico held off the Juventus pressure until the 27th minute, when Ronaldo met a pin-point Bernardeschi cross to head home the opener. Ronaldo made no mistake from the spot to score his 25th goal against Atletico, and fourth hat-trick, to spark pandemonium among the home crowd.

Source: Daily Nation March 13, 2019 03:45 UTC