“This is Paulo Dybala’s town,” reads a giant billboard on Ruta Nueve, the road that connects Argentina’s three main cities – Cordoba, Rosario and Buenos Aires.
Paulo Dybala
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]hampions League returned on Tuesday night and Madrid hammered Juventus away from home courtesy of a Ronaldo Masterclass.
Here, Brila.net is sharing a few points you may have missed as you get carried away with the Cristiano Ronaldo’s early brilliant effort.
(1) Ronaldo continues to break his own records
Cristiano Ronaldo [Image: REUTERS]
Ronaldo is also the first player in Champions League history to score in 10 consecutive games (16 goals).
On top of that, the Real Madrid forward has scored in each of his six appearances against Juventus (10 goals).
(2) Dybala getting into a bad habit
Paulo Dybala [Image: AFP/Getty Images]
The game against Real Madrid on Tuesday night was his third of the season against Spanish opposition.
It was also the second game against teams from La Liga in which he has been accused on diving. In November against Barcelona, it was suggested he dived to try and win a penalty.
(3) Sergio Ramos receives his 400th booking
Sergio Ramos [Image: AFP/Getty Images]
What you will also have to live with, however, is the ever-growing number of yellow cards dished out to the defender.
This time he went into the referee’s notebook for a blatant push on Dybala. It was his 400th yellow.
(4) Is Isco finally replicating national team form?
ISCO [Image: @Twitter]
The accusation has been that Isco hasn’t played as well for Real Madrid as he has for Spain.
It is little harsh given it’s not often a player will score four goals in a game as he did in the 7-1 win over Argentina.
Indeed, he went a way to silencing his critics by performing a key role between midfield and attack, having a 100 percent pass completion record in the first half and nutmegging Douglas Costa.
Argentina Coach Jorge Sampaoli has hinted that Juventus playmaker, Paulo Dybala and Mauro Icardi may miss out on the 2018 FIFA World Cup squad in Russia.
Manchester United are preparing to raid Juventus again with another big money swoop – this time for £155 million Argentinian Paulo Dybala.
Juventus could give Paulo Dybala the Number 10 jersey this season as part of their bid to make him a “figurehead” it’s reported.
What a week for Paulo Dybala who today has signed a £5.9million-a-year contract extension at Juventus until 2022. Dybala, who joined the Serie A champions in 2015 has scored 39 goals and created 17 assists in 82 games for Juve – since the summer of 2015.
Having previously been linked with a move to England or Spain but has committed his future to the Turin club.
Dybala told the club website: ‘I’m very happy and proud to be at this club. Its difficult to imagine that so many positive things could happen all at once. This is a week full of special emotions for me.
‘I’m extremely happy with what I have managed to achieve, and what I’m going to with this team, this club and these fans.
‘I’m grateful for these compliments, but I think it’s still early days. I’ve a lot to achieve still. I want to keep working hard playing as well as I can and lifting trophies with this club.
‘I believe this contract renewal comes at the right time – a time in which we are playing well and I hope to keep entertaining on the field, showing what I can do and winning many titles over the coming years. Onwards and upwards, forza Juve
The 23-year-old won three trophies in his first full season at the club – the league title, the Coppa Italia and the Italian Super Cup, while scoring 23 goals in all competitions.
The deal was announced on the club website, with a statement lauding the Argentina international as ‘nothing short of spectacular’, and have rewarded him with a deal worth around £113,000-per-week.
It said: ‘If last season’s stellar showing represented a breakthrough at the very highest level, those to come in the next few years wearing the black and white stripes will be the ones that propel him into the stratosphere of the world game.