In the early morning of February 21, Atletico Madrid will host Juventus right at the Wanda Metropolitano. This will be the first time Cristiano Ronaldo has returned to Madrid since saying goodbye to Real to come to the Turin team.
Ronaldo is living a comfortable life in Turin. Ronaldo and his family, with 4 children, feel at peace. At the age of 34, Turin marks a new person for Ronaldo. Thanks to that, he still plays explosively on the pitch. 21 goals for Juve this season, including 19 goals in Serie A. He is aiming for the Scudetto title in his first season with the "Old Diem", and is optimistic for another Champions League title conquest. With such form, many people still believe that Atletico will continue to be a victim on the path to conquering CR7's title.
According to statistics, Ronaldo has faced Atletico Madrid 29 times in his career and he has... 30 times left his mark on goals, including 22 times CR7 scored and the remaining 8 times he assisted his teammates to finish Atletico. Of all the teams in La Liga, Atletico Madrid is the club that Ronaldo has suffered the most.
For those who are Atletico Madrid fans, they will probably still remember the 2013-14 season, Ronaldo faced Atletico in the Champions League final. He scored 1 goal and assisted 1 goal in Real's 4-1 final victory, thereby destroying Atletico's Champions League dream.
In the 2014 15, Atletico excellently held Real to a draw at home, but in the end they still had to stop in the quarter-finals because of Ronaldo. CR7 was the one who assisted the only goal in the second leg. In the 2016/17 season, when Atletico Madrid faced Real in the semi-final. In the first leg, Atletico lost 0-3 to Real and all three goals that day were scored by Cristiano Ronaldo. Thus, in the 4 Champions League seasons Ronaldo faced Atletico, there were 3 times when he directly kicked Atletico out of this prestigious tournament.
The tense nature of Madrid derbies also made Ronaldo the most angry. 29 encounters with this team have brought CR7 11 yellow cards. No team in La Liga has given Ronaldo many yellow cards like the red-white half of Madrid.
Ronaldo's charm with Atletico Madrid is the basis for Juventus fans to believe in a victory or at least a favorable result away from home. With Ronaldo in the squad, Juventus can be confident in facing any opponent, whether Atletico or anyone else. Ronaldo left Madrid as champion. This time he is a different person, but he has never stopped winning.
