What can we expect from Cristiano Ronaldo going into this season's UCL Knockout Stages?

[A SHORT THREAD].

So far Ronaldo has played 6 knockout games for Juventus. Here's how he performed.

6 games
540 minutes
7 goals

Goal every 77 minutes
Involved in 100% (7/7) of Juventus' KO goals

In each of his UCL ties he was the driving force for Juve.

Back in 18/19, he scored a hattrick vs Atleti to overcome a 2 goal deficit in R16.

In QF, he scored in both legs but was left disappointed, being let down by the defence against Ajax.

The service to Ronaldo in 18/19 however, was excellent with 4/5 of his goals being headers.

In 19/20 vs Lyon R16, he had an average 1st leg performance but a masterclass 2nd leg performance.

2 goals
1 big chance created
84% pass accuracy

But it wasn't enough as Juve ended up losing 2-2 on the away goal rule.

What can we expect this season? So far, he's the 3rd top scorer in UCL with 4 goals.

360 minutes
4 goals
1 assist

Goal every 90 minutes
G/A every 72 minutes

He's on good form in the UCL and we can expect him to continue it based on his prev Juve KO campaigns.

In the recent few seasons he has had a habit of going quiet in the group stage and entering an unstoppable mode in KO stages, for example in 16/17, 18/19 and 19/20.

I don't see any reason why he won't perform in the KO's this season either + he's been good in big games

vs Roma- 2 goals
vs Lazio- 1 goal
vs Barca (UCL)- 2 goals
vs Napoli (Supercup Final)- 1 goal
vs Inter (Copa Italia SF)- 2 goals
vs Roma- 1 goal

Big game player

Also, Juve have a promising squad with the pairing of De Ligt and Demiral in defence + Arthur, Mckennie and Chiesa have been phenomenal in the mid.

The most important link up however, is Ronaldo and Morata, who has already assisted to Ronaldo 5 times this season.

This team has a good bet of making it to the semifinals based on their recent form this season.

And hopefully, we see Ronaldo at his very best vs Porto in a few days time. Good luck CR7

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