Cristiano Ronaldo texted Patrice Evra before Juventus' stunning UCL comeback vs Atletico

Cristia Ronaldo is widely regarded as one of best football players in history. Having played for some of best teams across Europe, 35-year-old has me his name for his incredible athleticism and his never-say-die attitude. latter is on full display from 'Ronaldo texts' that recently resurfaced on internet.

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Ronaldo and Evra text messs resurface online

Cristia Ronaldo's former Manchester United teammate Patrice Evra, who even h a stint with Juventus, shared a screenshot of a WhatsApp text conversation between him and Portuguese superstar during UCL Round-of-16 fixture between Juventus and Atletico Mrid. Bianconeri were beaten 2-0 in first leg at  Vicente Calderon Stium, which many at time predicted was end of Juve's UCL journey that season. 

screenshot shared by Evra showed a text he sent to Ronaldo after 0-2 defeat, where he told former Real Mrid man that he was counting on him to pull off a dramatic comeback. "Bro I'm counting on you for Champions League return!!!" former full-back said. "I never doubted about you!! And people kill me every time you lose of Juventus."

To which Ronaldo replied, "I kw. We gonna pass bro. (At) Home we smash m."

And just like Ronaldo said, Juventus absolutely dominated second leg in Turin, scoring three past Rojiblancos with reply. Juventus vanced to Champions League semi-final with a 3-2 aggregate score. Ronaldo scored a hat-trick - his eighth in UCL - to help his side overturn deficit. He scored his opening two of match with his tremark heers, before completing remarkable comeback with a goal from spot, just four minutes from full-time. 

Evra shared post to Instagram with a long caption where he hailed his former teammate as one of greatest players of his generation. "This just shows you confidence, anger, determination from best player in world," he wrote in caption. "We should thank cricri mummy and ddy and of course God for giving to us that nice man and unbelievable player. Every big occasion with big pressure my bror always proves he is man."

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Unfortunately for Cristia Ronaldo and Juventus, dramatic comeback did t really translate into UCL success for Old Ly. y exited tournament in very next round, losing to Ajax, 3-2 on aggregate. Juve lost 2-1 at home to Dutch side, which sealed ir fate. tournament was ultimately won by Liverpool, who beat Tottenham Hotspur, 2-0, in final.

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(Im Credits: Patrice Evra Instagram)