No Grass in the Clouds

No Grass in the Clouds

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The Ronaldo-at-Juventus Era Has Been a Failure in Every Way

The Ronaldo-at-Juventus Era Has Been a Failure in Every Way

Plus: Sevilla and Barcelona try to do it right, and Fabinho returns to his rightful place

Ryan O'Hanlon
Mar 12, 2021
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Good riddance

No matter what Juventus did, it was never enough to get past Real Madrid. 

In 2017, the two clubs met in the Champions League final. Juventus hadn’t lost once in their 12 European matches, and they’d only conceded three goals. Most notably, the smothered Barcelona, 3-0, across two legs -- the same Barcel…

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