Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci hailed the character shown for their stunning Champions League win over Atletico Madrid.

Juve are into the quarterfinals after a hat-trick from Cristiano Ronaldo last night saw them win the tie 3-2 on aggregate.

Bonucci stated: "There is always a first time and tonight it arrived, we needed great men and we proved to be, from the eleven on the field to all those on the bench and all our fans.

"This result allows us to go and play in the quarters, we are aware of being a great team.

"When we use our attributes on the field we are able to do great things, even three goals against a team that hadn't even conceded one in the last five."