Juventus OUT of Champions League with Cristiano Ronaldo nutmegged for vital FC Porto goal

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Tom Doyle9 March 2021

Juventus crashed out of the Uefa Champions League to FC Porto on away goals as Cristiano Ronaldo was nutmegged for the vital goal in extra time.

Tuesday night’s round-of-16 second leg tie promised plenty of drama after Porto’s 2-1 first-leg win, and the two sides delivered one of the best Champions League games in recent memory.

The tie finished 4-4 on aggregate, but Porto’s two away goals made all the difference as the Portuguese side celebrated wildly at full-time in Turin.

As for Juve, they were left to rue yet another premature exit in the competition as Ronaldo - brought to the club to deliver the European Cup for the Bianconeri - was nutmegged by Miguel Oliveira’s low, long-range free-kick in extra time.

The hosts went straight up the other end to restore their lead on the night through Adrien Rabiot but Porto held firm in the closing stages to seal a memorable win.

Earlier, Oliveira had put Porto ahead with a penalty only for a second-half Federico Chiesa brace to turn the tide back in favour of the Serie A side - especially as Mehdi Taremi had been sent off for the visitors in between Chiesa’s goals.

Porto stayed in the tie, with Pepe in fine form at the heart of their defence, and took the game into an additional 30 minutes, where the drama continued and Oliveira’s second effort eventually saw them through.

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