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Juventus star Arturo Vidal embarrasses himself in Madrid

Arturo Vidal of Juventus (L) clashes with Asier Illarramendi (R) of Real Madrid (Getty Images)

Arturo Vidal had an evening to forget in Madrid last night, his biggest contribution to the game arguably one of the worst dives of all time.

Juventus' poor European campaign continued with a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Real Madrid, but it was their Chilean midfielder who stole the headlines with a ludicrous penalty appeal in the second half.

Vidal who was attempting to square a pass across the area as he approached the byline, completely missed the ball and got his boot stuck in the pitch.

However instead of simply looking foolish as the ball trickled out of play, the 26-year-old made matters far worse by launching himself into the air and appealing for a penalty as he flopped to the turf.

Unfortunately for Vidal there wasn't a Madrid defender within two feet of him so all he succeeded in earning was the scorn of the footballing world for such a blatant and poorly executed dive.

In the end, two Cristiano Ronaldo goals proved to be Juventus' undoing as the Italian side's winless start to the Champions League continued.