Cristiano Ronaldo's first Champions League appearance for Juventus lasted only 29 minutes as the competition's record scorer was sent off but his side opened their Group H campaign with a 2-0 win at Valencia on Wednesday.
amongst all the mayhem, the only cool headed belongs to one Man#Pjanic#VFCJuve pic.twitter.com/AGECAenBzM
— Mike (@JuManiaaa) 19 September 2018
Penalties either side of halftime by Miralem Pjanic sealed the points for the visitors as Valencia's return to European competition after a two-year absence went flat.
???? No Ronaldo, no problem -
— YO BET IT (@Yobetit) 19 September 2018
???? 29' Ronaldo Red Card
⚽️ 45' 0-1 Pjanic (Penalty)
⚽️ 51' 0-2 Pjanic (Penalty)
???? Valencia 0-2 Juventus
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The night was overshadowed by Champions League record scorer Ronaldo's straight red card for a seemingly innocuous tangle in the area with a Valencia defender.
RED CARD ???? @Cristiano ????#UCL #VCFJuve pic.twitter.com/B3sK3URGzg
— ammar (@marulhisyam) 19 September 2018
He appeared as stunned as the Mestalla crowd when German referee Felix Brych handed out his punishment.
A penalty miss by Daniel Parejo in stoppage time summed up Valencia's night.
???? Valencia 0⃣????2⃣ Juventus ????
— JuveFCid ???? (@JuveFCid) 19 September 2018
❌????️ Parejo ????????pic.twitter.com/fXI1WWFMVk
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