Juventus’s Cristiano Ronaldo has scored only one goal in his six Champions League games this season, his lowest tally in a single campaign since 2005/06 (0 goals).
LEGEND @Cristiano 💪💪🔥 pic.twitter.com/oTeuVLr7OP— jeovani dos antos✴ (@AntosJeovani) March 12, 2019
In fact, only one of his last 45 shots in the competition has found the back of the net .
Cristiano Ronaldo is enduring his worst #UCL season for over a decade 👀
Games played: 6 👟
Shots: 35 ✅
Shots on target: 8 ❌
Goals: 1 ⚽️
Can he turn things around for Juventus tonight? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/WgkvhI6WlA— Bet9ja (@Bet9jaOfficial) March 12, 2019
Much of the press in Italy has been reporting that Allegri will leave the club if they exit the Champions League this week, while De Bartolo notes: “I’m not sure Allegri would remain at Juventus even if they win the Champions League.
What better time, then, for the five-time Ballon d’Or winner to repay the faith Juventus showed in him last summer when investing a club-record £87m to secure the 34-year-old’s services.
“Everyone in Italy thinks Ronaldo could be the difference in this match due to his quality,” says De Bartolo. “But also because he is so keen to show he can win at the top with another team that is not Real.
“And looking at his season so far, it has been very positive, with many expecting him to be the key for Juve in the Champions League.”
Juventus, who are on the verge of securing an eighth straight Scudetto, head into Tuesday night’s last-16 tie looking to become one of the few sides in Champions League knockout history to overturn a 2-0 first-leg deficit.