The Old Lady have a Herculean task in the second leg, if they are to overturn the 2-0 deficit they suffered in the hands of Atletico Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano. Cristiano Ronaldo’s return to Madrid did not have a happy ending, as his team was defeated by a side who played with purpose and deservedly got their reward.



The tie promised to be a mouth watering one as two disciplined teams with well-structured backlines faced off; and with stars like Ronaldo, Griezmann, Dybala, and Costa present, many anticipated the possibility of these attackers breaking their opponents defenses.

Juventus entered the match with the better form of the two sides. Sitting pretty at the top of the Seria A table, thirteen (13) points clear while Atletico Madrid’s struggles in La Liga this season are well documented.

Ronaldo tested Oblak with the first real chance of the match with a powerful freekick from 30 yards out...

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