There is not much more to add to the lore of Cristiano Ronaldo. He is a walking mannequin, Michelangelo’s David in the flesh, a cologne salesman, and he also, uh, tweets sometimes. But today, he is dabbling in his side project: Pretty Fucking Amazing Soccer Player, and the results so far are Extremely Ronaldo.
Having already scored one goal on the day, Ronaldo nabbed his brace in the 64th minute with a simply gorgeous bicycle kick that rendered Juventus keeper Gianlugi Buffon a lesser statue, frozen in time and space for the rest of eternity.
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The goal was so amazing that the Juventus fans actually gave him a standing ovation.
That is certainly one reaction to mastery. Here, from Juventus defender Andrea Barzagli, is another, equally reasonable reaction:
Or perhaps you prefer his manager, Zinedine Zidane’s reaction:
Marcelo added another goal for Real Madrid in the 72nd minute and they now lead Juventus 3-0 in their first leg match. The second leg is next Wednesday at the Bernabéu.