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mo4ch:>‘Like me, he was trying to show his character’ – Simeone on Ronaldo ‘crotch-grab’ UCL celebration | Mo4ch News

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone said Cristiano Ronaldo is “the best in the world” after the Juventus star dumped Atletico out of the Champions League, adding he had no issue with his retaliatory “crotch-grab” celebration.Ronaldo struck three times in Turin on Tuesday night as he overhauled the 2-0 deficit from the first leg to put Juve into the Champions League quarterfinals.READ MORE: Cristiano Ronaldo nets hat-trick as Juventus stage stunning UCL comeback win over Atletico MadridAfter the game he pulled out the “crotch-grab” celebration in front of the Allianz Stadium home crowd, in a gesture mimicking Atletico boss Simeone’s own “cojones” move during the first leg in Madrid three weeks ago.On that occasion, Simeone, 48, had grabbed his crotch after Atletico’s first goal, later explaining that he was showing that his team “had balls.”READ MORE: 'I did it to show we have cojones': Simeone explains crotch-grabbing UCL celebration (VIDEO)UEFA took a dim view of the act, a…