Cristiano Ronaldo: Juventus star hailed a ‘living football god’ by Rio Ferdinand after stunning Champions League hat-trick

Cristiano Ronaldo: Juventus star hailed a ‘living football god’ by Rio Ferdinand after stunning Champions League hat-trick
Rio Ferdinand hailed his former Manchester United team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo a “living football God” after the Juventus star hit a sensational hat-trick against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.Cristiano Ronaldo hit a stunning hat-trick on Tuesday night to send Juventus through to the quarter-finals of the Champions LeagueGETTY2
Cristiano Ronaldo hit a stunning hat-trick on Tuesday night to send Juventus through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League
The Italian giants had a two-goal deficit to overturn following their last-16 first-leg defeat at the Wanda Metropolitano three weeks ago, advancing to the quarter-finals of the competition thanks to Ronaldo after a 3-0 win.Ahead of the crunch clash, Ronaldo had reportedly promised to hit a treble in the second leg to end the capital city club’s European dreams for another year – and that he did.BT Sport pundit Ferdinand, who played alongside the Portuguese star for six years at Old Trafford, described his performance as godlike after the full-time whistle.“Hes a living football god,” said Ferdinand. “It’s ridiculous what he’s doing.“All the records – in the Champions League, hes got every record you can imagine. He’s joint most hat-tricks with Messi.Rio Ferdinand waxed lyrical about his former Manchester United team-mate after the game2
Rio Ferdinand waxed lyrical about his former Manchester United team-mate after the game
“This goal (first goal) is like Duncan Ferguson in his prime, attacking the ball, leaving the full back in a heap, that’s what you call desire.”The former Real Madrid man opened the scoring with a powerful header in the first half, underlining his salmon-like leaping skills as he got the better of full-back Juanfran.He then pulled his side level on aggregate with another header after the break, this time goalkeeper Jan Oblak had clawed the ball away – but goal-line technology intervened and confirmed the ball had crossed the line.A memorable night for the five-time Champions League winner was rounded off with a little over five minutes remaining, as the 34-year-old stepped up to fire home a penalty in emphatic fashion after Federico Bernardeschi was fouled in the penalty area.


BT Sport pundit Ferdinand, who played alongside the Portuguese star for six years at Old Trafford, described his performance as godlike after the full-time whistle. "He's a living football god," said Ferdinand. "It's ridiculous what he's doing. "All the records - in the Champions League, he's got every record you can imagine.
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Cristiano Ronaldo is a 'football god', says Rio Ferdinand (Pic: GETTY) And he compared his former Manchester United team-mate to Everton legend Duncan Ferguson for his heading ability. "He's a living football god, it's ridiculous what he's doing," Ferdinand said. "In the Champions League he's got every record that you can imagine.
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Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand hailed Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo as a 'living football god' after Champions League hat-trick against Atletico Madrid.
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Cristiano Ronaldo sent Juventus through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League and former Manchester United team-mate Rio Ferdinand called him a living football God Juventus star hailed
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