Ronaldo ‘robbed’ of objective to interrupt Messi file as Juventus seal last-gasp win over Lokomotiv in Moscow

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Cristiano Ronaldo was ‘robbed’ of a objective to set a file forward of Lionel Messi when Aaron Ramsey stabbed residence his spilled free kick because the ball was about to cross the road in Juventus’ 2-1 win over Lokomotiv Moscow.

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It took Juventus simply 4 minutes to open the scoring at Lokomotiv Stadium on Wednesday of their Group D match in a soggy Russian capital, courtesy of some calamitous goalkeeping.

Portuguese winger Ronaldo whipped in a seemingly innocent low free kick from the left flank that bobbled simply as Loko ‘keeper Guilherme tried gather, with the ball as an alternative slipping by his legs.

It seemed to be heading in when Welshman Aaron Ramsey popped up and stabbed residence from on the objective line, denying Ronaldo of an all-important objective. In fact, the Twitterati would let one thing like that slip, and shortly Twitter was awash with sinister memes.

The objective would have put Ronaldo forward of long-time rival Lionel Messi and former Actual Madrid striker Raul as the one participant to have scored in opposition to 34 Champions League groups.

Regardless of it trying as if Juventus would go on to capitalize on their early lead, Lokomotiv equalized solely eight minutes later when Aleksei Miranchuk, the scorer in Turin when the 2 sides met two weeks earlier, headed throughout objective and onto the far put up.

The rebound fell straight at the Russian’s ft and with Juventus stopper Wojciech Szczesny stranded, the midfielder slotted into an empty internet with 12 minutes performed and made certain each side headed into the break stage pegging.

On the interval, followers had been handled to UFC light-weight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov’s look on the large display screen. The Dagestan fighter is on the town for UFC Moscow on the weekend, however can also be a pal of Ronaldo’s; the 2 met and exchanged presents when the winger performed for Khabib’s favourite crew Actual Madrid in 2018.

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After the restart, Ronaldo nonetheless could not discover his objective to compensate for being ‘robbed’ by Ramsey within the first half. The 34-year-old was substituted by supervisor Maurizio Sarri on 82 minutes for first leg two-goal hero Paulo Dybala and was clearly upset at how his evening had unfolded.

Ronaldo was seen remonstrating with Sarri as he trudged off the pitch, though about what precisely stays unclear.

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Simply as Lokomotiv thought they had been heading for a well-earned level, Brazilian Costa dribbled in from the left wing and performed a one-two with Gonzalo Higuain within the space earlier than excellently slotting residence – once more the ball going by the legs of Guilherme – to seal a last-gasp win within the 93rd minute of the sport.

Costa wheeled away to have fun within the rain with the pocket of black-clad supporters at RZD Area, and Lokomotiv had been left to lick their wounds because the match ended the identical scoreline as their assembly in Turin, regardless of their greatest efforts.

The three factors ensured group leaders Juventus certified from the group and sealed their place within the knockout phases, whereas third-placed Lokomotiv should win their subsequent two video games versus Bayer Leverkusen and Atletico Madrid or they may dumped out of the competitors.

By Danny Armstrong in Moscow