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.

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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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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