In the interview before the second leg, Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone, when asked if Juventus could come back, replied: “If they can do that, I will sell watermelon on the sidewalks of Madrid.” “.

Perhaps Simeone was a bit overconfident after his team won 2-0 in the first leg. But on Juventus’ field, Atletico players, who are famous for their most pragmatic playing style in Europe, have become the backdrop for Cristiano Ronaldo to shine brightly. The Portuguese striker alone scored 3 goals, bringing Juventus back from “death’s door” successfully, winning a ticket to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Ronaldo and Juve players made a historic comeback against Atletico.

And after the final whistle blew, fans around the world were eager to see the image of the Argentine coach taking off his suit and wearing the outfit of a street vendor on the streets of Madrid.

Diego Simeone’s “early crowing” has turned him into a joke among netizens.

The 48-year-old strategist’s face was paired with prominent watermelon sellers on Twitter.

Perhaps after this match, Coach Simeone will no longer dare to speak confidently.

In history, Juventus has never successfully come back from a deficit of 2 goals in the first leg. But that was the time when they did not have Cristiano Ronaldo, the star considered the “assassin” of Atletico Madrid.

For Simeone personally, since becoming coach for Atletico Madrid in 2011, Ronaldo is the player that makes him feel obsessed. During Coach Simeone’s 418 matches in charge, no star other than the Portuguese striker was able to score a hat-trick against Atletico Madrid. Ronaldo even did this 4 times, 3 of which were set in the last 8 matches he played against Simeone’s club.