Cristiano Ronaldo fired a hat-trick as Juventus beat Atletico Madrid 3-0 to turn their tie on its head and reach the Champions League quarter-finals. Late goals from from Jose Gimenez and Diego Godin had earned Atletico a 2-0 first-leg advantage, but Ronaldo headed Juve level with headers in either half and converted a late penalty to clinch a deserved 3-2 aggregate win. Cristiano Ronaldo, powers home the opening goal (Luca Bruno/AP). Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring side second goal (Luca Bruno/AP)Atletico, second in LaLiga behind leaders Barcelona, but five points ahead of city rivals Real Madrid, stirred in first-half stoppage time. Cometh the hour, cometh the man... Cristiano Ronaldo buries the penalty to complete his hat-trick and the Juventus turnaround 🙌 He was never missing!

Source: Irish Examiner March 12, 2019 22:18 UTC