Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri accepted there was little else to do but admire Cristiano Ronaldo's "extraordinary goal" after holders Real Madrid moved a step closer to the semi-finals of the Champions League with a 3-0 win in Turin.
The Portuguese forward fired the LaLiga side ahead just three minutes into the quarter-final first-leg tie - before producing a moment of pure brilliance to double the lead just after the hour with an overhead kick which even had the home fans applauding.
Juve saw forward Paulo Dybala sent off for a second yellow card before Marcelo added Real's third away goal in the 72nd minute to all but end the contest ahead of the second leg back in Madrid.
- Real Madrid - 11/4
- Barcelona - 3/1
- Bayern Munich - 3/1
- Manchester City - 3/1
- Liverpool - 14/1
- Roma - 50/1
- Sevilla - 200/1
- Juventus 250/1
Such was the calibre of finish for Ronaldo's second goal, Los Blancos coach Zinedine Zidane was left shaking his head in disbelief, while the home fans clapped in stunned admiration.
"I don't know if Cristiano's goal is the best in the history of football, but it's certainly an extraordinary goal. You can only congratulate him for what he's doing at present," Allegri said at a press conference.
"However, I am disappointed about the third goal, because at that point we still could have turned the tie in the second leg. Now it will be impossible."
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