Cristiano Ronaldo red card: Juventus star in tears and set to miss Manchester United reunion

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Tom Doyle20 September 2018

Cristiano Ronaldo is set to miss a reunion with Manchester United after being sent off on his Champions League debut for Juventus.

Ronaldo was dismissed in the 29th minute of Juve's match at Valencia on Wednesday after tangling with Jeison Murillo, and left the pitch in tears.

The Portugal forward appeared to put his hand on the Valencia defender's head and referee Felix Brych showed Ronaldo a straight red card after discussing with his assistant behind the goal.

Ronaldo looked baffled and kept professing his innocence.

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The Portugal star was clearly distraught as he left the pitch crying, still shaking his head.

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He stands to miss Juventus' next game at home to Young Boys on October 2 but if Uefa decides to increase the suspension, which is typical for an offence of violent conduct, he will have to sit out one or both of the matches against United.

Jose Mourinho's side host their Italian rivals on the third match day on October 23 before heading to Turin two weeks later.

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Ronaldo, 33, joined Juventus from Real Madrid in the summer and scored his first two goals for Juventus this past weekend in a 2-1 win over Sassuolo in Serie A.

Ronaldo is the Champions League all-time leading scorer with 120 goals.

Additional reporting by the Associated Press and PA.