From Mister Champions, only memories: Cristiano's negative streak in Champions
Juventus was eliminated from the Champions League at the hands of Porto. This was the third consecutive time that the Portuguese attacker said goodbye to the tournament that he has won five times.
A night to forget in Turin. Juventus was once again out of the Champions League. Despite winning 3-2 in the duel in Turin, the result was not reached and Cristiano Ronaldo said goodbye to the tournament that he has won five times. This time it said goodbye in the round of 16 in the key against Porto. And it is worth remembering that since his arrival in Italy, he has not managed to advance from the quarter-finals, a stage in which he was out against Ajax, two seasons ago.
After the final whistle of judge Björn Kuipers, the third consecutive elimination of CR7 of the continental championship was consummated, all with the Vecchia Signora shirt. This statistic is contrasted with his spectacular cycle at Real Madrid, as mentioned by the popular Spanish statistician Mister Chip on his Twitter account.
“Cristiano Ronaldo has gone from playing 8 consecutive Champions League semi-finals with Real Madrid (in which he won 4 titles) to joining 3 consecutive seasons without going through the quarterfinals with Juve (quarterfinals in 2019, eighths in 2020 and eighths in 2021)", he assured. It should be remembered that the Portuguese star has a record of five Champions League, four with Real Madrid and one with Manchester United. He is only at one trophy from matching Francisco Gento, the player with the most titles in this competition.
However, things could get even darker for Cristiano Ronaldo. If Juventus does not win the Italian Cup final and fails to make a near perfect tournament close in Serie A, managing to displace Inter Milan, they will be left empty handed this season. The link between the Portuguese and Juventus ends in June 2022. Everything indicates that this would not be renewed and that at 37 years old he would close his career at Manchester United, a club that already presented him with a tempting offer. However, there is also the possibility that he will return to the White House, or that he will emigrate to Major League Soccer.
