CL: Ronaldo's record-breaking 'most beautiful goal' helps Real Madrid bury Juve

Real Madrids Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates his second goal during the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal first leg football match between Juventus and Real Madrid at the Allianz Stadium in Turin PicAFPCristiano Ronaldo scored a recordbreaking goal and a stunning overhead bicycle kick to bury Juventus 30 on Tuesday in a rematch of last years Champions League final Ronaldo became the first player to score in 10 consecutive Champions League games after just as Real Madrid beat Juventus 30 in the first leg of the quarterfinals in Turin but it was his second goal that everybody will remember The Portuguese superstar surpassed himself with a breathtaking overhead hit from inside the box to help put holders Real Madrid closer to the semifinalsOne of the most beautiful goals in the history of football said Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane It took him only two minutes and 47 seconds to open the scoring in Turin flicking in Iscos cross But the jeers of the home fans turned to applause and earned him a standing ovation after 64 minutes when Dani Carvajal crossed back into the area where Ronaldo connected with an outrageous bicycle kick Ronaldo responded by putting his hand to his heart and giving a slight bow of gratitude to the crowd The applause for Cristiano says it all said Carvajal Cristiano does things sometimes that only he can do said ZidaneIt can be said that it is one of the most beautiful goals in the history of football Its maybe not as beautiful as mine in Glasgow joked Zidane of his goal against Bayer Leverkusen in 2002 that gave Real their ninth Champions League title Im the coach but Im also a football fan when I see something like that thats why Ronaldo is different from others because he can do that kind of thing Im happy for him and happy to have him on our team Ronaldo has been on a goalscoring streak of 19 goals in his last nine games for Real 28 in 2018 a feat which even Zidane has said makes him jealous He has now scored 16 goals in his past 10 Champions League games 14 goals this season and a double in last years final against Juventus He holds the record for Champions League goals scored with 119 The Juventus fans applauded Ronaldo but also for his team said Zidane Its beautiful You dont see that everywhereFootball is a showJuventus coach Massimiliano Allegri admitted he was amazed by his ability to change his style of play in his thirties to adapt to losing some of his oncesearing pace I dont know if Ronaldos goal is the best in football history but its really an extraordinary goal you can only congratulate him on what hes doing at present said Allegri The applause is a beautiful lesson from the Juventus fans to the whole world football is a show when you have 22 or 30 high level players and you see a shot like this one its good to applaudThe fivetime world footballer of the year has now scored in his last six matches against veteran Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon netting nine in total We saw what Ronaldo is and always has been a player of an extraordinary level who along with Leo Messi is achieving the greatest heights said Buffon This means they can be compared to Maradona and Pele for the way they ultimately are able to decide matches and trophies won by their teams When you play against one of the best players in the world like Cristiano Ronaldo you need perfection if you leave space he punishes you and then he invented a goal that will remain in history Its a pity that he did it to us lamented defender Andrea BarzagliLeave Earth play MartiansNot only was the world of football talking about Ronaldos goal NBA star Lebron James published a photo on Instagram of the action and world MotoGP champion Marc Marquez a Barcelona fan tweeted Bufff what a great goal for CR7 Cristiano Ronaldo can now leave the Earth and start playing against the Martians he has done everything here tweeted the Real Madrid defender Alvaro Arbeloa Seen a lot of great goals in my time but that is absolutely breathtaking from Ronaldo said former England player Gary Lineker The opposing fans in the stadium applauding the great cristiano after the bicycle kick and rightly so Keeps on upping the ante relentless tweeted Rio Ferdinand There was also humour from English footballer Peter Crouch who once scored a similar goal for Liverpool who wrote on Twitter There is only a few of us who can do thatCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever