It is believed Ronaldo's gesture was a direct reference to the behaviour of Atleti boss Simeone, who performed the same action after his side scored a late goal in the first-leg of the contest.
Cristiano Ronaldo rubbed
salt into the wounds of Atletico Madrid players and fans by imitating Diego
Simeone's 'cojones' celebration after ruthlessly eliminating them from the
Champions League.
The talisman was the star
of the show, scoring the three goals needed to secure an aggregate 3-2 victory
and progression to the quarter final stage.
It was from the penalty
spot that Ronaldo completed his hat-trick and condemned Atleti to elimination,
and the superstar forward was seen grabbing his crotch area in a very animated
matter after Juve were confirmed victors.
After Atleti defender Jose
Gimenez scored the first goal late on in a 2-0 win in the Spanish capital,
Simeone likewise grabbed his crotch area while facing in the direction of the
crowd.
For his part, Simeone did
not seem upset by Ronaldo's response, admitting that he can understand the
passion he was feeling.
Simeone told Sky Italia:
'Ronaldo is the best in the world, he can put in these performances on big
nights. He will have seen how I did it at the Wanda Metropolitano and, like me,
was trying to show his character.'
After performing the action
during the first leg, Simeone apologised and said he had not meant it as
offensive towards Juventus.
'I had to show what I was
feeling. I can only apologise if anyone was offended, but I did it from the
heart,' he said.
'I did it as a player in
Lazio against Bologna and I did it again to show our fans that we have cojones.
It wasn't aimed at the other team, I was turning towards our own supporters.
It's not a nice gesture, I admit, but I felt the need to do it.'
He was subsequently charged
by UEFA and fined £17,000 as a result. It now remains to be seen whether they
will take similar action against Ronaldo, and fine the Portugal captain for
acting in the same manner.
Juventus now join
Manchester City, Manchester United, Ajax, Porto and Tottenham Hotspur in the
quarter-final stage of the Champions League.
Wednesday night will see
the remaining two teams decided, as Liverpool travel to Bayern Munich and
Barcelona host Lyon in Catalonia.
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