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Ronaldo predicts Juve comeback against Atletico in UCL

Ronaldo predicts Juve comeback against Atletico in UCL

Cristiano Ronaldo is predicting a great comeback for Juventus against Atletico Madrid in their Champions League clash at Turin on Tuesday.

Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid take a 2-0 lead into the second leg of their last 16 clash with Juventus at the Allianz Stadium on Tuesday, and are clear favourites to make the quarter-finals at the expense of a team who signed Ronaldo from Real Madrid last summer with the goal of winning the Champions League for the first time since 1996.

Juventus over the weekend rested  Ronaldo ahead of their clash with Atletico Madrid, and he is confident the Bianconeri can overturn a 2-0 deficit they suffered in the first leg in Madrid.

Ronaldo told Juventus supporters to “get ready to come back” as the Bianconeri prepare to face Atletico Madrid, who take a 2-0 aggregate lead to Turin in the second leg of their Champions League round-of-16 tie.

Juve have won three Serie A matches since they suffered defeat at the Wanda Metropolitano on a night when Ronaldo failed to shine against a club he knows well from his nine seasons in LaLiga with Real Madrid.

The 34-year-old was an unused substitute as Juventus beat Udinese 4-1 last Friday and he will be fresh and raring to go as he seeks his first goal since February 15 on Tuesday.

“These are the great nights, the fantastic ones: the Champions League nights,” Ronaldo told the club’s official website.
“The team is confident of playing a great game and I am too. We are ready to experience a special night, both on the field and in the stands.

“To the fans, I say: think positive, let’s believe. It’s possible, but we need your help because we’re going to do our job on the pitch and we need your support.
“Get ready to come back!”

Simeone’s side have claimed victories over Villarreal, Real Sociedad and Leganes without conceding a goal since their first-leg win against Juventus.

Atletico are second in LaLiga, seven points behind leaders Barcelona, but they are in excellent form as they push for silverware at home and in Europe.

Ronaldo insisted his team-mates would go into the game undaunted, saying: “Everyone knows that they are a strong team, they defend very well, they don’t take a lot of risks and they play on the counter-attack, but we are ready, and we will do everything we can to beat them.

“The fine details will make the difference, and we want to win and qualify for the quarter-finals.
“Football is like this, we didn’t expect to lose the first leg 2-0, but anything can happen, and we want to give a great response in our home, in front of our fans.

“We are having an excellent season and we now have two objectives: Serie A and the Champions League.”

Atletico Madrid are wary of the threat that awaits them in Turin and  Simeone is not taking chances and warned on Monday that there was more to Juventus than striker Ronaldo as the Spanish side look to “seize their opportunity” in Turin and maintain their push for a first Champions League title.

“You can’t just talk about Ronaldo, Juventus are a great team with top players who are used to fighting important battles and are very strong in defence,” said Simeone, who insisted there were no favourites despite his team’s clear advantage.

“These are two different matches, the first leg and second leg. We’ll have to seize all the opportunities and do our best, we’ll have less space than in the first leg.

Atletico have injury worries but Simeone said central defender Diego Godin was fit to play.
“Godin is fine, he’ll train today and I expect him to play tomorrow. I’ll make do with what I have at my disposal,” he said.

Source: FoxSports

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