'CR7 AIR JORDAN,' Unbelievable Ronaldo Leaps 8.39ft In Air To Head A Goal [Video]

"CR7 AIR JORDAN," tweeted Cristiano Ronaldo with an airplane emoji after he lept unbelievably in the air to head a goal on Wednesday.

Ronaldo produced a leap of 71 centimeters (2.3ft), as he collected a cross from Alex Sandro at the back post at 8.39ft, which was easily higher than the crossbar (8ft), and scored the stunning strike. Giving perspective to Ronaldo's skills, his waist was at the height of the defender's head.

The Portuguese showed off his basketball skills during Juventus' 2-1 victory over Sampdoria that took them back on the top of the Serie A points table.

The flying goal took Ronaldo's tally to 12 goals this season. During the post-match interview, Ronaldo just said," The goal was nice, but I am especially happy to have helped the team to get the three points."

However, later on, the former Real Madrid superstar took to Twitter to compare his jump to NBA legend Michael Jordan's.

"Ronaldo remained in the air for an infinite time," Juventus boss Maurizio Sarri said after the victory.

The goal also marked Ronaldo's 55th league header over the last 10 seasons and the former Manchester United forward has scored at least 14 more than any other player in the continent's top five leagues.

A former strength and conditioning coach at Man Utd, Mick Clegg, who worked with Ronaldo, spoke to BBC in regard to the memorable flying goal.

"It doesn't surprise me that he can still jump like that at the age of 34 because of the way he works. To be able to leap that high you're using the power which is strength and speed together. With Cristiano, the emphasis has always been on speed. So as he's growing older he's actually getting stronger but he's maintaining the speed which is massively important. Speed comes from the brain. Everybody thinks it's going to come from the body but it's actually your brain's interaction with the body that creates the speed to be able to jump that high," Clegg said.