By Peter Rutzler For Mailonline
Published: 23:16 GMT, 12 March 2019 | Updated: 23:22 GMT, 12 March 2019
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Rio Ferdinand described Cristiano Ronaldo as a 'living football god' after the Juventus star overturned a two-goal deficit by scoring a stunning hat-trick against Atletico.
The Italian champions looked to be facing the steepest of uphill tasks after suffering a 2-0 defeat to Diego Simeone's side three weeks ago in Madrid.
But Ronaldo warned the capital city club they would face a cauldron in Turin - and it turned out the fire would be lit by the Portugal star himself.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a remarkable hat-trick as Juventus defeat Atletico 3-0 in Turin
BT Sport pundit Rio Ferdinand described the Juventus talisman as a 'living football god'
Former team-mate and BT Sport pundit Ferdinand was once again left in awe of the former Real Madrid and Manchester United frontman, describing his performance as godlike - while comparing his first goal to header-specialist Duncan Ferguson.
'He’s a living football god,' said Ferdinand.
'It's ridiculous what he's doing. All the records - in the Champions League, he’s got every record you can imagine. He's joint most hat tricks with Messi.
