Cristiano Ronaldo Scores a Hat-Trick Against Atletico Madrid; Celebrates Juventus’ Mimicking Diego Simeone’s ‘Cojones’ Gesture (Watch Video)

The world witnessed the heroics of Cristiano Ronaldo as the Juventus forward scored a hat-trick against Atletico Madrid and guided Juventus into the quarter-finals of the Champions League 2018-19. CR7 stuck once in the first half and twice in the second half of the game. The first goal came at the 27^th minute and then in the 49^th minute. Lastly at the 86^th minute, CR7 converted a penalty into a goal. The Juventus forward celebrated the victory by mimicking Diego Simeone’s infamous celebration. With this Juventus won the game 3-0 in the second leg of the CL 2019. Cristiano Ronaldo’s Hat-Trick Against Atletico Madrid Breaks All-Time Record; Sends Juventus In Quarter Finals of Champions League 2018-19 (Watch Video).

Juventus is now at the aggregate of 3-2. The last time the two teams met each other at the Wanda Metropolitano, the Italian giants bit the dust losing 2-0. Back then Simeone had turned to the stands while grabbing his crotch area - a celebration he used to do during his playing days to reflect that his side had shown what they were made of. Cristiano Ronaldo made a mockery of the Spanish team’s defence. The video of the gesture went viral and was shared further on social media.

Check out the video below.

With the hat-trick, Ronaldo became the first player ever to notch up 125 goals in all UEFA competitions. Mesut Ozil, the official page of Champions League and Juventus hailed CR7 for putting up a phenomenal show. Juventus will next play against Ajax and Manchester United in the Champions League clash.

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