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After Cristiano Ronaldo played a fundamental role in winning four Champions League titles in the last five years for Real Madrid, the Portugal captain is expected to emerge as Juventus’ guiding light in their quest for UCL victory.
Since winning the trophy in 1996, Juventus has played five finals but failed to win a single one including twice in the last four years. The Italian side lost the 2017 final and last year’s quarter-final to Ronaldo’s individual brilliance.
A tribute to Cristiano Ronaldo's extraordinary time at Real MadridHaving realized his childhood dream to play for Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo will not be finishing his storied career in the Spanish capital. While many other articles have chosen only to tease out the reasons why he left, PortuGOAL.net would like to establish the true significance of Ronaldo's time in Madrid. A time in which he surely became so much more than any pundit or fan would have thought him capable.
Nathan Motz recounts the conquering tale of Cristiano Ronaldo from a different perspective as Portugal's talisman departs on a new adventure with Juventus.
Manuel Fernandes “the best player in Russia”
Lokomotiv Moscow became champions of Russia on Saturday for the first time in 14 years, with two Portuguese players at the forefront of attention.
Just like for the Seleção at Euro 2016, striker Eder has been a peripheral player for the Russian outfit. And just like that famous night in Paris, it was Eder, on as a substitute, who scored the late, decisive goal to fire Lokomotiv to a 1-0 victory over Zenit St. Petersburg and clinch the title.
Eder grabbed the headlines, but it is compatriot Manuel Fernandes who has been the Moscow club’s most important player in the triumph. That’s the view of broadcaster, journalist and Russian football expert John Bradley, who spoke to PortuGOAL.
Exclusive PortuGOAL interview
AS Monaco’s supremely talented playmaker, Rony Lopes, has been widely considered one of the best players in Ligue 1 this season. Lopes’ goal-scoring form, particularly since the turn of the year, has prompted many to call for his inclusion in this summer’s World Cup squad.
The Brazilian-born Portuguese international spoke exclusively to PortuGOAL’s Marino Peixoto about his meteoric rise in Ligue 1 this season, coach Leonardo Jardim, Bernardo Silva, the Liga NOS and Portuguese domestic football, playing for the Seleção, and Portugal’s chances at the World Cup this summer.
Cristiano Ronaldo, as is his wont, took it upon himself to dominate the Champions League headlines this week. The Portugal captain put on a majestic display as Champions League holders Real Madrid swept aside Juventus 3-0 in Turin, scoring what he himself called “the best goal of my career.”
Ronaldo has scored 649 goals in his professional career, he’ll score hundreds more before hanging up his boots, but perhaps none better than the perfectly executed overhead kick against Juventus on Tuesday night.
