UCL: Sanusi wins individual battle against Cuadrado as Porto knock out Ronaldo and Juventus

Published: March 10, 2021

For the second successive season, Cristiano Ronaldo and Juventus have crashed out of the Champions League at the round of 16 stage.

In an extraordinary game at the Allianz Stadium (Torino), the Old Lady won 3-2 on the night but it finished 4-4 on aggregate, with Andrea Pirlo's team going out on the away goals rule.

Zaidu Sanusi made his eighth consecutive start in the competition and was replaced with nineteen minutes left.

The Nigeria international slotted in at left-back in a 4-4-2 formation deployed by manager Sérgio Conceição.

He was adventurous especially in the opening quarter of the game, making forays into the opposition half and easily edged the individual battle with Juventus winger Cuadrado.

Sérgio Oliveira put Porto ahead from the penalty spot in the 19th minute, Federico Chiesa equalised three minutes into the second half and he then put Juventus 2-1 ahead on the night at minute 63.

Oliveira's extra-time free-kick made it 2-2 and Rabiot gave Juventus the winner on the night with a header in the 117th minute but it was not enough as Porto went through sensationally on away goals.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

Photo Credit : fcporto.pt

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