Cristiano Ronaldo: Real Madrid players want Juventus star ELIMINATED from Champions League
CRISTIANO RONALDO left Real Madrid for Juventus back in the summer - and Los Blancos players reportedly want the forward eliminated from the Champions League.
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Cristiano Ronaldo quit Real Madrid for Juventus just weeks after propelling the La Liga giants to the Champions League crown last year.
However, the 34-year-old is facing a fight to win Europe’s top club competition again this season.
Ronaldo’s Juventus suffered a shock 2-0 defeat to Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, with Diego Godin and Jose Giminez on target.
It means the Portugal international and his team-mates must now up their game if they are to keep their hopes of a first Champions League triumph since 1996 alive.
Cristiano Ronaldo: Real Madrid stars want Juventus forward kicked out of Champions League (Image: GETTY)
Cristiano Ronaldo: Juventus star toiled during the Atletico Madrid defeat (Image: GETTY)
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And Real feel Atletico would be easier opponents than Juventus in the next round if they themselves overcome Ajax.
Meanwhile, former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has opened up on Ronaldo’s Bernabeu exit.
And he has sensationally claimed that Ronaldo quit for Juventus because he was furious at Los Blancos’ plans to sign Neymar from PSG.
"Cristiano asked for a raise after winning the Champions League,” he told Radio Villa Trinidad.