Ronaldo's hat-trick sends Juventus into the Champions League quarter-finals.

*Goals: Ronaldo 27', 48', 86' (penalty).

After a goalless first leg, Cristiano Ronaldo proved his worth in the Champions League – a competition where he has been the top scorer for the past six seasons. Two powerful headers and a successful penalty kick late in the match secured Juventus's place in the next round in a game where they dominated but needed the brilliance of their biggest star to overcome Atletico's defense.

Ready for a comeback, Juventus pressed forward from the opening minutes. In the fourth minute, Giorgio Chiellini scored against Atletico, but the goal was disallowed as the referee ruled Ronaldo had fouled goalkeeper Jan Oblak in the preceding challenge. Juventus then launched well-coordinated attacks down the flanks, hoping their two aerial acumen players, Ronaldo and Mario Mandzukic, would create breakthroughs.

Atletico played a defensive counter-attacking game, with Alvaro Morata positioned upfront. However, the Spanish striker was closely marked on his return to the Allianz Stadium by Juventus's shrewd defenders. Antoine Griezmann operated widely and made his mark with a long-range shot that forced Wojciech Szczesny into a difficult save.

Atletico's defenders displayed great concentration in a high-stakes match, and to overcome them, Juventus needed a surprise attack. This came about when Federico Bernardeschi and Ronaldo switched flanks. Bernardeschi, linking Juventus' attack with the wing-backs, delivered a precise cross for Ronaldo to powerfully head home. Juanfran, playing left-back in place of Filipe Luis, was beaten in the aerial duel.

Buoyed by the opening goal, Juventus created a series of threatening opportunities in the latter half of the first half. Bernardeschi's free kick went wide, and a few minutes later, his overhead kick was inaccurate. Ronaldo continued to threaten Atletico with another inaccurate header. Then, Chiellini's powerful header was brilliantly saved by Oblak. Atletico responded with Morata's header, taken from a slightly awkward position, going over the crossbar in injury time of the first half.

Following a cross from Joao Cancelo, Ronaldo, despite being sandwiched between Atletico's central defenders Jose Gimenez and Godin, headed the ball powerfully and accurately, scoring Juventus' second goal at the start of the second half. Oblak dived to push the ball away, but goal-line technology helped the referee determine that the ball had crossed the goal line.

Juventus controlled the game and regained possession well in midfield thanks to their energetic midfield orchestrated by Miralem Pjanic. Behind them, despite being former teammates, Chiellini used underhanded tactics to prevent Morata from playing comfortably. Unable to control his temper, the Spanish striker retaliated, and Chiellini seized the opportunity to fall to the ground, ending an Atletico attack.

Following a free kick from Pjanic, Mandzukic's close-range shot went wide of the post. The Croatian striker had a rather quiet game and was substituted for Moise Keane late in the match. Immediately after coming on, Keane faced Oblak after a long pass from a teammate but shot wide. However, not long after this, Juventus found the winning goal.

Bernardeschi used his speed to get past Angel Correa on the left wing. After running over 20 meters without being able to stop his opponent, Correa pushed Bernardeschi from behind. The Atletico player probably knew he had made a big mistake when he saw the referee point to the penalty spot. From the penalty spot, Ronaldo deceived Oblak, scoring the winning goal in this clash between two of Europe's top teams.

This was Ronaldo's eighth hat-trick in the Champions League – a record equal to Lionel Messi's. He has been involved in 77 goals (63 goals, 14 assists) after participating in 77 knockout matches in the Champions League. After scoring the third goal, Ronaldo replicated Diego Simeone's controversial celebration from the first leg. Having scored 25 goals in 33 encounters with Atletico, Ronaldo is undoubtedly one of Simeone's most hated opponents.