Cristiano Ronaldo reacts after receiving a red card in his first appearance for Juventus in the Champions League CRISTIANO Ronaldo was left in tears after his controversial send off in his first appearance for Juventus in the Champions League. Ronaldo was shown a straight red card in rhe 29th minute following an altercation with Valencia’s Jeison Murillo. After Murillo went down inside the area, the Portugal forward gestured for his opponent to get up, then put his hand on the Valencia defender’s head and appeared to tug his hair. Referee Felix Brych showed Ronaldo a straight red card after discussing with his assistant behind the goal. It was his first red card in 154 Champions League games, and the decision means he could miss a return to Old Trafford when Juventus plays Manchester United next month if he gets at least a two-match ban. READ MORE Was Ronaldo sent off for THIS? Juve star in tears over ‘horrible’ red card ‘They will pay for his tears’: Sister unleashes over Ronaldo’s send off Ronaldo looked baffled and kept professing his innocence, sitting down on the pitch in disbelief. The five-time world player of the year was clearly distraught as he left the pitch, still shaking his head. The reaction of fans has been just as emotional. Others however said there was clear evidence that the red card was warranted<doc-sep>In his first Champions League match with Juventus, Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off in the 29th minute for what looked like patting (maybe forcefully patting?) Valencia defender Jeison Murillo on the head, after Murillo went down in the box. I’m no Ronaldo super fan, but that has to be the most ridiculous red card I’ve ever seen. Here’s another angle: Advertisement In the unlikely event Ronaldo is gven more than the UEFA-mandated one-match suspension, he’d miss Juve’s Oct. 23 match against Manchester United and his highly anticipated return to Old Trafford. After Ronaldo was sent off, Juventus scored twice for what is currently a 2-0 lead, so they look like they’ll be fine, but still, that call was garbage.<doc-sep>The star man's first game in Europe's top club competition for his new side ended in less than a half hour after he was shown a red card Cristiano Ronaldo has been sent off in his first Champions League game for Juventus after an apparent clash with Jeison Murillo, which means the star may miss a return to Old Trafford. Just 29 minutes into the Champions League Group H opener against Valencia, Ronaldo appeared to make contact with Murillo's head in an off-the-ball incident. The pair had come together with Murillo hitting the deck, and Ronaldo reaching down to make brief contact as he passed by the downed defender. The red card was shown for the incident, leaving Ronaldo visibly distraught as he was sent off by referee Felix Brych. The Portugal international forward first fell to the turf in disbelief, and was later seen with his face in his hands. The moment that saw Cristiano Ronaldo see red [🎥: U.S. only] pic.twitter.com/IB3ffZweXw — B/R Football (@brfootball) September 19, 2018 How we didn’t expect Cristiano Ronaldo’s Champions League debut for Juventus to end... ⚪️ With a goal ⚪️ With a hat-trick 🔘 In tears He’s received his first-ever red card in the competition 😮 pic.twitter.com/VbOqOAh07q — Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) September 19, 2018 It was the first red card in the Champions League in Ronaldo's career, in his 154th appearance. The expulsion, moreover, highlights Juventus' rather spotty disciplinary record in European competition. Ronaldo's sending off was the Italians' 26th in the Champions League, the most of any team in the tournament's history. It also marks the third consecutive European match the Old Lady have finished with 10 men, a run only equalled previously by Bordeaux in 2000 and Qarabag in 2017. Paulo Dybala was sent off for the Turin side in the quarter-final first leg against Real Madrid last season, while Gianluigi Buffon saw red in the final minute of the decider prior to a penalty that was, ironically, converted by Ronaldo. That also means Ronaldo will miss the next game, Juventus' home date against Young Boys, and possibly their trip to Old Trafford to face his former club Manchester United, though that will be up to UEFA's Disciplinary Body. The UEFA regulations state: "As a rule, a player who is sent off the field of play is suspended for the next match in a UEFA club competition (i.e. UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League or UEFA Super Cup). In case of serious offences, the UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body is entitled to augment this punishment, including by extending it to other competitions." Despite being down a man, Juventus went into half-time up a goal after Dani Parejo's foul allowed Miralem Pjanic to give the Old Lady the lead from the spot just before the end of the first 45. Then Murillo himself was flagged for a foul in the area early in the second half, which Pjanic again finished off to double Juventus' advantage.<doc-sep>
Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off in his first Champions League match for Juventus, leaving the Portugal star close to tears as he walked off the pitch. Ronaldo was dismissed in the 29th minute of Juve's 2-0 Group H-opening win at Valencia on Wednesday after tangling with defender Jeison Murillo. After Murillo went down inside the area, the Portugal forward gestured for his opponent to get up, then put his hand on the Valencia defender's head and appeared to tug his hair. Referee Felix Brych showed Ronaldo a straight red card after discussing with his assistant behind the goal. Ronaldo looked baffled and kept professing his innocence, sitting down on the pitch in disbelief. The five-time world player of the year was clearly distraught as he left the pitch, still shaking his head. It was his first red card in 154 Champions League games, and the decision means he could miss a return to Old Trafford when Juventus plays Manchester United next month if he gets at least a two-match ban. According to UEFA rules, a player who is sent off is suspended for the next match in a UEFA club competition. And in case of "serious offences," a UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body could increase the punishment and even extend it to other competitions. Juventus host Young Boys next in the competition before two straight games against United, with the first match at Old Trafford on Oct. 23. The 33-year-old Ronaldo joined Juventus from Real Madrid in the offseason and scored his first two goals for the Italian club this past weekend in a 2-1 win over Sassuolo in Serie A. Ronaldo is the Champions League all-time leading scorer with 120 goals and led Madrid to the title the past three years in a row.