Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo was fined 20,000 euros by Uefa for a gesture he made while celebrating in their Champions League victory over Atletico Madrid last week, European soccer's governing body said on Thursday.
Ronaldo escaped a ban and will, therefore, be free to face Ajax Amsterdam in the quarter-finals, with the first leg to be played in the Netherlands on April 10.
Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo has been fined by Uefa for a goal celebration in his side's Champions League win over Atletico Madrid.
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Ronaldo, who scored a hat-trick as the Italian champions overturned a 2-0 deficit from the first leg to win 3-2 on aggregate against Atletico, gestured towards his groin with two hands.
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Atletico coach Diego Simeone had celebrated in a similar way after his team's opening goal in the first leg in the Spanish capital.
The Argentine coach was fined the same amount by Uefa’s Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Committee.
