TEARFUL RON BANNED FOR UNITED RETURN
Juve star sent off for ‘pulling hair’
CRISTIANO RONALDO was sent off in tears as his Champions League debut for Juventus turned sour.
The Portuguese superstar will miss the chance to tackle his former club Manchester United at Old Trafford. He was dismissed after 29 minutes for an off-the-ball clash with Valencia defender Jeison Murillo (right).
Ronaldo also appeared to
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It was the first time Ronaldo had failed to score in the opening Champions League game of the season since 2012.
The 10-man Italian champions won the Group H encounter 2-0 thanks to two Miralem Pjanic penalties – one in each half.
Real Madrid did not seem to be missing their former leading scorer much, beating Serie A giants Roma 3-0 at the Bernabeu in their opening Group G clash. Marioano hit the third in stoppage time.
Gareth Bale scored the second goal with a speedy break and crisp finish into the far corner after Cisco had put Madrid ahead with a clever free-kick in the first half.
And Swansea flop Renato Sanches (above) was on target for Bayern Munich on his Champions League debut against another of his old clubs as the German champions won 2-0 at Benfica.
Robert Lewandowski had opened the scoring for Bayern in the 10th minute.