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Cristiano Ronaldo in tears after red card in his first Champions League clash for Juventus
Portuguese forward was shown the 11th red card of his career after an altercation off the ball
CRISTIANO RONALDO could miss out on an Old Trafford return after being sent off for the first time ever in the Champions League.
The Juventus striker left the pitch in tears after seeing red for an off-the-ball incident with Valencia's Jeison Murillo.
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Cristiano Ronaldo trains with Juventus ahead of Valencia Champions League match
Ronaldo will definitely miss Juventus' clash with Young Boys on October 2 but faces missing up to three games of this year's competition.
And that would mean the Portuguese striker, 33, would miss the match at Old Trafford on October 23 and the return in Turin on November 7.
Ronaldo cannot launch an appeal against the straight red card received in the 29th minute at the Mestalla.
He clashed with Murillo before the Valencia defender fell theatrically to the ground.
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Ronaldo reached down and appeared to grab the hair of the defender, who then stood up and squared up to the Juventus forward.
The 33-year-old was given the marching orders for the 11th time in his career and walked off sobbing.
He was consoled by Juventus manager Max Allegri and made his way straight down the tunnel for an early shower.
Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand said on BT Sport: "I think he's got room to appeal - it's a one-game ban, not a three-game ban.
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"Cristiano can be temperamental, he could bite at things some times in the dressing room."
But his ex-Red Devils team-mate Paul Scholes disagreed, saying: "You can't do that."
Scholes added: "It’s a tough one to appeal. It looks like he has a couple of nibbles, a kick there, raises his left elbow."
Two penalties from Miralem Pjanic saw 10-man Juventus take all three points against Valencia in their opening Group H clash.
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