#Steeven.™ Posted March 9, 2021 Posted March 9, 2021 The Champions League has become an ordeal for Juventus. The disappointments accumulate to the 'bianconeri' in a round of 16 that have become their ceiling the last two seasons. Since Cristiano Ronaldo is here, the executioners have been unexpected and early. All beating them in Turin on the return. Ajax, in the quarters of 2018-19, sent them home. Lyon last year left them K.O. in the second round and Porto this season. They fell in the first leg and did not come back on the return leg. Problems for a Pirlo who has the Serie A impossible. Porto, so irregular in the Primeira Liga, became the Champions League achieving a historic classification. Sergio Conceiçao's competitive gene shines in Europe. They have given the bell. The dragons turned the 2-1 of the first leg into a treasure. The Bianconeri were surprised by the brilliant start of the Portuguese team. Taremi ran into the crossbar before taking a penalty from Demiral. An error by the Turkish center-back that Sérgio Oliveira did not waste. Juve was on the ropes. The hill he had to climb to get to quarters had been transformed into a mountain. A wall in which Pepe closed almost all the roads to Marchesín. The former Real Madrid player, escorted by Mbemba, was a titan. A fronton that repelled Italian shipments. At 38 years old, he scored a great game. Cristiano Ronaldo, corseted among the Portuguese giants, hardly had any options. La Vecchia Signora needed a lighthouse and the light was put by Federico Chiesa. Pirlo's savior in Do Dragao dressed as a scorer in Turin. All danger came from his boots. He stuck to the left wing and broke Porto. He scored the tie by placing a drop from Cristiano in the squad. The goal emboldened Juve ... and the dragons lost a warrior. Taremi saw two yellows in two minutes. The second for a pitch as rigorous as it is avoidable. Porto was left with 10. And in that ecosystem, Chiesa's head found his double. Cuadrado gave him a gift that he opened and made it 2-1. He touched the hat-trick ... but between Pepe and the stick they avoided it. Porto was on the ropes ... but they became strong. With one less player, they resisted. The VAR annulled Morata somewhat for offside. The extension was inevitable. And in an extra time in which the legs of the Porto could weaken they hardened. Juve lost their strength and the dragons flew. Juve couldn't and Conceiçao's team found gold. A long free kick was hit hard by Sérgio Oliveira, opening the Bianconera barrier and slipping between CR7's legs. Szczesny ate it. Double from the middle that put Porto in the quarterfinals. Cristiano couldn't believe it. Rabiot, immediately afterwards, put a 3-2 that took the end to the wire. Marchesín preserved the feat with his paradones. Dragons fly high. Juve and Ronaldo fall back to hell. 1
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