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Ronaldo Scorches Bicycle Kick Against Juventus

The walking statue has scored two goals for Real Madrid in Champions League play today and the second was an absolute sparkler.
Screen capture via Twitter/@FOXSoccer

There is not much more to add to the lore of Cristiano Ronaldo. He is a walking mannequin, Michelangelo's David in the flesh, a cologne salesman, and he also, uh, tweets sometimes. But today, he is dabbling in his side project: Pretty Fucking Amazing Soccer Player, and the results so far are Extremely Ronaldo.

Having already scored one goal on the day, Ronaldo nabbed his brace in the 64th minute with a simply gorgeous bicycle kick that rendered Juventus keeper Gianlugi Buffon a lesser statue, frozen in time and space for the rest of eternity.

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The goal was so amazing that the Juventus fans actually gave him a standing ovation.

That is certainly one reaction to mastery. Here, from Juventus defender Andrea Barzagli, is another, equally reasonable reaction:

Or perhaps you prefer his manager, Zinedine Zidane's reaction:

Marcelo added another goal for Real Madrid in the 72nd minute and they now lead Juventus 3-0 in their first leg match. The second leg is next Wednesday at the Bernabéu.