Cristiano Ronaldo saw his first red card in a Champions League match and as a Juventus player on Wednesday, September 19.
The match between Juventus and Valencia was in its 29th minute when the world star got in a struggle with defender Jeison Murillo that saw the Valencial player falling down. Ronaldo, flicked his boot at Murillo as they clashed together and the defender fell to the floor.
In what looked like Ronaldo pulling the player by the hair while shouting at him to get up, the star man of Juventus was shown the red card after a protest by Valencia’s players to the fifth official behind the goal post.
After consulting with his colleague, Referee Felix Brych gave Ronaldo a red card which was his 11th in his football career, first in Champions League and Juventus FC.
Interestingly, the event that led to Ronaldo’s red card was an off-the-ball incident, as neither players were in possession when the card was issued.
The Portuguese International left the pitch in tears, leaving behind him as he walked into the tunnel a sad memory of his first Champions League for his new club, Jeventus.
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