Miralem Pjanic labelled Cristiano Ronaldo’s red card ‘absurd’ after the Juventus star was sent off in his team’s Champions League victory over Valencia.
The Portuguese international was dismissed before the half-hour mark at the Mestalla on Wednesday after a coming together with defender Jeison Murillo.
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In his first European appearance for the Serie A giants, Ronaldo saw red, but Pjanic netted two penalties – and Dani Parejo missed one for Valencia – to see Juve to their win.
The Bosnia-Herzegovina midfielder felt his side were dominant early and also revealed that he was shocked by Ronaldo’s red card in the first half for an extremely soft challenge.
‘Football is a strange game. We could have been 4-0 up after the opening period, then came that absurd sending off,’ Pjanic said, via the club’s website.
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‘It was like the Lyon game [in 2016]. We dug deep and found the spirit we needed to take us all the way to the final.
‘That’s what we need to do again.’
Juve and Manchester United, who cruised past Young Boys, are both on three points in Group H.
