Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo's sublime bicycle kick stuns the entire football world

Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted his stunning bicycle kick in Real Madrid's win over Juventus was probably the best goal of his whole career.

Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted his stunning bicycle kick in Real Madrid's win over Juventus was probably the best goal of his whole career. Photos: AFP

TURIN (ITALY) Cristiano Ronaldo led Real Madrid to a resounding 3-0 victory over Juventus in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final here, scoring twice -- the second with a bicycle kick for the ages -- and assisting on the third goal. Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted his stunning bicycle kick in Real Madrid's win over Juventus was probably the best goal of his whole career. Ronaldo earned a standing ovation even from the home fans at the Juventus Stadium after his acrobatic volley beat Gianluigi Buffon in the Champions League quarter-final first leg. "This was spectacular, I jumped very high, so obviously it's a goal that stays in the memory and is surely my best goal," Ronaldo told Real Madrid TV. "I've been looking for it for a long time but they are part of the game. It just came into my head to do it and I caught the ball well. "Other times it has gone wrong, but you have to always try. I tried and scored a goal."

Cristiano Ronaldo's outrageous overhead kick. ⚽ Standing ovation from the Juventus fans. 👏 Zinedine Zidane's reaction. 😲 Cristiano Ronaldo's gesture. 👌 I could watch this over and over again and still won't get tired of it. 😍 pic.twitter.com/qD2ktQXTYb

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The Portugal star boosted his goal total for the current Champions League campaign to 14 and put the Blancos well on the way to qualifying for the semi-finals as they pursue a third straight triumph in Europe's elite club competition, reports EFE news agency. Real Madrid coach Zinedane Zidane started Tuesday night's game with the same squad that beat Juventus 4-1 last spring in the 2017 Champions League final, leaving Gareth Bale on the bench in favour of Isco Alarcon in midfield. Isco was quick to repay the coach's confidence, delivering the cross that resulted in Ronaldo's first goal of the night, just three minutes into the contest. Juve looked poised to equalise in the 22nd minute, but Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas came up with a great stop on a rocket from close range by Gonzalo Higuain. Ten minutes later, the cross-bar saved Juve from falling behind 2-0 off a shot by Toni Kroos. A corner in the waning minutes of the first half found Juventus star Giorgio Chiellini open in front of the Real Madrid goal, but the Juve defender flubbed the shot and the Spanish outfit went to the dressing room with the lead. Juve were aggressive after the break and an attack by Paulo Dybala in the 55th minute forced Sergio Ramos into a foul that will keep the Real Madrid defender out of the second leg due to an accumulation of yellow cards. Just as the initiative appeared to be shifting to Juventus, Chiellini and custodian Gianluigi Buffon combined to mishandle what should have been an easy clearance, setting the stage for Ronaldo to work his magic. The ball rolled to Dani Carvajal and he delivered a cross to Ronaldo, whose perfectly executed bicycle kick found the back of the net before Buffon could stir. After a moment of stunned silence, a sprinkling of applause grew into a standing ovation for Ronaldo from the Juve supporters. As if going down 2-0 with 23 minutes left wasn't bad enough, the Bianconeri found themselves reduced to 10 men just minutes later after Dybala was sent off for a second yellow card. Marcelo, with an assist from Ronaldo, made it 3-0 in the 72nd minute. For Juve, it was only the second defeat in their last 76 matches at home.