Operation Cristiano Ronaldo was all about winning Juventus the Champions League and it failed
3 years, 4 months ago

Operation Cristiano Ronaldo was all about winning Juventus the Champions League and it failed

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When Cristiano Ronaldo touched down in Turin three years ago the expectation on his shoulders was immense for a city and a nation intoxicated by his potential for greatness. Cristiano Ronaldo never made it beyond the Champions League quarter-finals with Juventus He scored 101 goals in 134 games and won five titles but always fell short playing in Europe Cardiff was his third for Real Madrid. Ronaldo has agreed to leave Juventus 12 months earlier than his contract had left to run and they are much further away from winning the Champions League now than when he arrived. His arrival from Real Madrid in 2018 brought worldwide attention back to Italian football It was Europe where he was measured and he was slammed for turning in the wall vs Porto Ronaldo, for his all-worldly talent, was never going to be able to do it alone and yet there were times where it felt like the plan was simply to ask him to win them the game. The Ronaldo Effect has seen those more than double to around 113m and while he leaves without a sixth Champions League trophy he does leave having made the club far more attractive to investors.

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