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Controversial penalty knocks Juve out of Champions League again despite Ronaldo masterclass

Football - Champions League - Round of 16 Second Leg - Juventus v Olympique Lyonnais - Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy - August 7, 2020. Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during the match. [REUTERS/Massimo Pinca]

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a brace, including an unstoppable long-range goal, to give Juventus a 2-1 win over Olympique Lyonnais in the Champions League on Friday but it was not enough as the French side reached the quarter-finals on away goals.

After both sides converted contentious penalties in the first half, Ronaldo struck from out of the blue on the hour but Lyon clung on for a 2-2 aggregate draw which sent them to next week's Final Eight tournament in Lisbon. They will meet Manchester City in a one-legged quarter-final.

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