- It was no surprise that Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo made the headlines
- Ronaldo’s bicycle kick featured on front pages across Europe on Wednesday
- Even though Juventus lost 3-0 Italian papers hailed Ronaldo’s wonder strike
It was no surprise that Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo made the headlines on Wednesday following his sensational overhead kick against Juventus.
Ronaldo’s bicycle kick to put Madrid 2-0 up in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final was one of the greatest goals in the competition.
The remarkable effort was applauded by the home supporters in the Allianz Stadium.
Spanish newspaper AS’s headline was: ‘What planet did you come from? on Wednesday
Marca also led on Cristiano Ronaldo’s sensational bicycle kick for Real Madrid on Tuesday
Zinedine Zidane’s side produced a commanding display against Juve with the tie almost over after securing a 3-0 victory.
Spanish newspapers AS and Marca led with a picture of Ronaldo’s amazing strike.
AS’s headline was: ‘What planet did you come from? while Marca’s read: ‘THE goal’ followed by ‘Cristiano scores an overhead kick in a historic victory in Turin’.
It was not only Spain that praised Ronaldo as Italian newspapers also did including La Gazzetta
Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport referred to the wonder strike as ‘a work of art’
The headline on the Tuttosport front page was: ‘On another planet’ on Wednesday morning
However it was not only Spain that praised Ronaldo as Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport and Tuttosport also featured Ronaldo on their front pages.
La Gazzetta’s headline read: ‘CRWOW!’ while Corriere referred to the strike as ‘a work of art’.
The headline on the Tuttosport front page was: ‘On another planet.’
French paper L’Equipe’s headline read: ‘On another planet’ as Juventus lost 3-0 on Tuesday
While Portuguese newspaper A BOLA’s headline was: ‘You are the greatest!’ on Wednesday
France and Portugal also joined in in hailing Ronaldo on Wednesday morning.
L’Equipe’s headline also read: ‘On another planet’ while Portuguese paper A BOLA’s headline read: ‘You are the greatest!’
Spain’s Catalonia-based papers Mundo Deportivo and Sport gave Ronaldo little limelight and had Lionel Messi as their splashes.
Spain’s Catalonia-based papers Mundo Deportivo and Sport gave Ronaldo little limelight
Both papers had Barcelona’s Lionel Messi as their splashes on Wednesday morning
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