'How is that a foul?!' - VAR review splits opinion after Ronaldo infraction

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It did not take long for controversy to take hold in Tuesday's match between Juventus and Atletico Madrid. 

Atletico entered the second leg of the Champions League last-16 encounter holding a 2-0 advantage, putting the onus on Juventus to attack. 

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The home side did just that, and they thought they'd taken an early lead just three minutes in when Giorgio Chiellini slammed home off a corner kick after a scramble in front of the net. 

However, Dutch referee Bjoern Kuipers judged that Cristiano Ronaldo had fouled Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak in the build-up, and waved off the goal. 

After a brief VAR review with Kuipers staying on the field, the decision was upheld and Atletico could breathe a sigh of relief. 

Naturally, there was plenty of reaction on social media to the incident, with fans divided as to whether Ronaldo had committed an infraction. 

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