Twitter erupts in anger, confusion after Ronaldo's red card

Gordon Brunt• ·
Juventus' Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (C) reacts after receiving a red card during the UEFA Champions League group H football match between Valencia CF and Juventus FC at the Mestalla stadium in Valencia on September 19, 2018.
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Cristiano Ronaldo's Champions League debut with Juventus ended in tears when the Portuguese superstar was shown a straight red card during Wednesday's tie with Valencia.

Juve fans were treated to a half-hour of Champions League action with Ronaldo in the fold before disaster struck when he appeared to knock over Valencia defender Jeison Murillo, who the 33-year-old presumably thought was simulating a foul.

After the head official spoke with the goal-line referee, it was decided that Ronaldo was guilty of a foul worthy of a straight red. It rules him out of a return to Old Trafford later in the tournament to take on his former team Manchester United.

The reaction from Twitter mixture of shock, anger, and joy from those basking in his misery:

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