Real Madrid vs. Juventus: Cristiano Ronaldo scores Goal of the Year candidate in Champions League quarterfinals

Nick Birdsong

Real Madrid vs. Juventus: Cristiano Ronaldo scores Goal of the Year candidate in Champions League quarterfinals image

Every now and then the great ones do something to remind us all they're truly of one of a kind. 

That's exactly what Cristiano Ronaldo did during Real Madrid's meeting against Juventus in the quarterfinals of the Champions League Tuesday when the 33-year-old striker scored what will go down as a Goal of the Year candidate, hanging in mid-air before connecting on a screamer of a bicycle kick to put his team ahead 2-0 in the second half of the first-leg game between the teams. 

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You've just got to see it to believe it. 

 

Wow! 

Nick Birdsong