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Cristiano Ronaldo scored two objectives, the second a dazzling overhead kick, as Real Madrid beat Juventus 3-0 in Turin to assume responsibility of their Champions League quarter-last tie. Adam Bate investigates how Ronaldo keeps on astounding…

Into his 34th year and Cristiano Ronaldo holds the capacity to flabbergast. He has served up such a great amount to appreciate over the previous decade and past yet nothing very like this. His flawlessly struck overhead kick past Gianluigi Buffon has everything except chosen Real Madrid's Champions League quarter-last tie against Juventus with the second leg still to play. It was so great even the resistance fans hailed it.

Ronaldo is in the goalscoring type of his life. He has discovered the net 23 times in his last 12 appearances. Turn around those numbers and it would be a count most players would be satisfied with, however Ronaldo isn't generally players. In a tremendous diversion stuffed with ability, symbols youthful and old, he was the distinction once more. He opened the scoring inside three minutes.

Get up and go Guardiola indicated at what was to come at a deafening Anfield when he conceded Manchester City were the "ideal" rivals for Liverpool in the Champions League quarter-finals

Liverpool and their fans praised fiercely and justifiably so at the last shriek - yet the darker side on this night should not be overlooked.

It was not an endeavor at switch brain science by Guardiola but rather an affirmation that on the off chance that one group's style is worked to obliterate City's smooth rhythms and strength it is Liverpool's high-octane approach under Jurgen Klopp. Thus it demonstrated as every one of Guardiola's apprehensions were acknowledged and lightning struck twice for the Premier League champions choose in the principal leg.

The main annihilation on their tireless walk to the title, a 4-3 misfortune at Anfield in January, was trailed by a significantly more vehement beating on a barometrical night of unadulterated performance center that leaves Liverpool with a charging three-objective favorable position to take to Etihad Stadium next Tuesday.

Scotland's Marc Austin won marathon bronze at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast as England's Brownlee siblings passed up a great opportunity for decorations.

Two-time Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee blurred to complete tenth, while sibling Jonny got back home seventh. South Africa's Henri Schoeman took gold in 52 minutes 31 seconds, beating Australia's Jacob Birtwhistle.

Earlier,Jessica Learmonthwon England's first decoration of the Games with silver in the ladies' race.