Cristiano Ronaldo has been trending online following his second goal for the Real Madrid in their 3-0 Champions League quarter-final first-leg victory at Juventus – which was one of the great strikes. The 33-year-old Portuguese rising almost unnaturally high before acrobatically firing the ball into the corner of the net with an incredible bicycle kick.

Seconds after the ball hit the net, the Juvetus fans followed Zidane’s lead, rising to applaud the man who has, in all likelihood, ended their interest in the Champions League for this season.

Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo had practised his overhead kick in training at Juventus Stadium the day before executing it in the game as seen in the pictures below. Repetitive, meticulous perfection is always the order of the day for the Portuguese, and such a stunning goal was not a matter of luck.

This is the first time the current World best player has scored a bicycle kick goal after trying many times both for country and club. Below are pictures showing various times he has tried and failed