Published 15:51 IST, December 9th 2020
Cristiano Ronaldo believes Barcelona are one of the best teams he faced after Juventus win
Cristiano Ronaldo has labelled Barcelona as one of the best teams he has come across in his career after Juventus' 3-0 win at Camp Nou on Tuesday.
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Champions League action on Tuesday saw Juventus travel to Camp u to face off against Barcelona. clash was a highly anticipated one as Cristia Ronaldo and Lionel Messi locked horns for first time since former's departure to Italy in 2018. Juventus were in top form as y brushed aside a hapless Barcelona 3-0 to top ir Champions League group.
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Barcelona vs Juventus: Cristia Ronaldo labels Blaugrana as one of best teams he has faced
Cristia Ronaldo was in top form on Tuesday as he netted twice from spot as Juventus registered a convincing 3-0 win over Barcelona on Tuesday. win meant that visitors bettered ir opponents on he-to-he, and topped Group G with 15 points. After win, Cristia Ronaldo took to social media to celebrate and said that it was always a pleasure to return to Spain and Catalunya.
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five-time Ballon d'Or winner heaped praise on Barcelona, saying that LaLiga giants are one of best teams he has ever come against in his glittering career so far. 35-year-old revealed that it was always difficult to play well at Camp u due to Barcelona's dominant home record, but Juventus played like a 'team of champions'. Calling his Juventus team a strong, united family, Cristia Ronaldo said that Andrea Pirlo's side h thing to fear until end of season.
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While Juventus have topped ir Champions League group, Biaconeri have largely struggled in Serie A under new coach Andrea Pirlo. Old Ly have won nine consecutive Scudettos, but find mselves at fourth with 10 matches played. Juventus are alrey six points behind early leers AC Milan and will hope to bridge gap in few months as y look to continue ir domestic dominance.
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Cristia Ronaldo's twin penalties meant that Portuguese legend has w scored 14 goals at Camp u, most he has scored away from home. 35-year-old w has 21 goals in 'Messi vs Ronaldo' matches, while his arch-rival is just one ahe at 22. Ronaldo also extended his le at Champions League charts, with his brace taking him 132, 14 more than Messi's 118. His second penalty was also his 650th goal in club football, just days after having reached 750 goals mark across all club and international competitions.
(Im Courtesy: Juventus Instagram)
15:50 IST, December 9th 2020