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The Real Madrid star netted his 10th career goal against Juventus in the competition, setting yet another record Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty deep into stoppage time on Wednesday sent Real Madrid through to the Champions League semi-finals, and also established yet another record for the Portugal star in the competition. With Madrid down 3-0 to Juventus on the night and the quarter-final tie level at 3-3 on aggregate, Ronaldo buried a penalty in the 97th minute at the Santiago Bernabeu. The goal – scored against Wojciech Szczesny after Gianluigi Buffon had been red carded in possibly his final Champions League game – was Ronaldo's 10th career goal against Juve in the Champions League. That figure is more than any other player has against a specific opponent in the competition. Prior to the game, Ronaldo shared the record with Lionel Messi, who has scored nine goals against Arsenal in the Champions League. Ronaldo scored three of Madrid's four goals in the q...

         The ex-Barcelona star did get to work with the mercurial Argentine at Camp Nou, but wishes he had longer with a man who has become an all-time great.Ronaldinho considers Lionel Messi to be a better player than Cristiano Ronaldo and wishes he had spent longer alongside the Argentine at Barcelona.      The Brazilian icon was at the peak of his powers at Camp Nou when a fresh-faced teenager emerged from the famed La Masia academy system.The two South American stars complemented each other for a brief period, but Ronaldinho moved on to AC Milan in 2008.     Two-time World Player of the Year Ronaldinho has seen his former colleague in Catalunya go on to collect five Ballons d’Or and countless other records and awards, and he believes Messi tops Ronaldo as the best in the world.     Asked again during a promotional trip to Malaysia to pick between Messi and Ronaldo, Ronaldinho said: "Messi. I would have loved to c...

The Ballon d'Or winner has said that the experience of Tuesday's game was "amazing" after he scored a memorable double in Turin Cristiano Ronaldo thanked Juventus supporters for applauding his stunning overhead goal in Real Madrid's 3-0 victory in the Champions League. Two-time reigning champions Madrid put one foot in the semi-finals thanks to Ronaldo, who scored twice in a memorable first-leg performance against 10-man Juve on Tuesday. Having opened the scoring inside three minutes, Ronaldo was at it again with an unforgettable bicycle kick in the second half as the five-time Ballon d'Or winner earned a standing ovation in Turin. "It was an unbelievable moment," the 33-year-old Portuguese superstar told UEFA.com . "I have to say thank you, Grazie, to all the supporters of Juventus. What they did for me was amazing.

The Ballon d'Or winner has said that the experience of Tuesday's game was "amazing" after he scored a memorable double in Turin Cristiano Ronaldo thanked Juventus supporters for applauding his stunning overhead goal in Real Madrid's 3-0 victory in the Champions League. Two-time reigning champions Madrid put one foot in the semi-finals thanks to Ronaldo, who scored twice in a memorable first-leg performance against 10-man Juve on Tuesday. Having opened the scoring inside three minutes, Ronaldo was at it again with an unforgettable bicycle kick in the second half as the five-time Ballon d'Or winner earned a standing ovation in Turin. "It was an unbelievable moment," the 33-year-old Portuguese superstar told UEFA.com . "I have to say thank you, Grazie, to all the supporters of Juventus. What they did for me was amazing. "This has never happened in my career so far but I'm so happy." Ronaldo, who admitted that he did not expec...