WATCH: Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates offside goal in extra time and sparks hilarious Twitter responses
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Juventus played out a highly entertaining 2-2 draw in their first Serie A match of the season against Udinese. The match had a blockbuster ending, which saw Juve talisman Cristiano Ronaldo score in the dying moments of the match through a bullet header.
Ronaldo peeled away in celebration, taking his shirt off in trademark fashion after scoring what he thought had given Juventus the 3 points in the 94th minute of the bench.
Cristiano Ronaldo took off his shirt to celebrate what was eventually an offside goal
The talking point came in the 93rd minute of the match as Federico Chiesa delivered a cross into the box as Juve chased a late winner. The cross was met delightfully by Cristiano Ronaldo, who instantly peeled off in celebration alongside his delirious teammates on the side of the pitch.
However, VAR intervened and after a lengthy check, found that Ronaldo was offside by almost an elbow’s length and chalked off the goal.
To make matters worse for the Portuguese striker, who had started the match from the bench, he received a yellow card for the shirt-off celebration.
No sooner had Juventus and Ronaldo fans started posting on social media sites regarding the winner, they had to delete it all a bit later after the drama unfolded at the stadium.
Here are a few of the Twitter reactions from the aftermath of the incident-
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