Like his team, Cristiano Ronaldo had a complicated game against the exhilarating Georgia (2-0) on Wednesday evening. Well in his head since the start of the Euro, CR7 showed a much angrier face against Willy Sagnol’s players.
Perfect so far, Portugal’s journey to the Euro took a sharp turn this Wednesday after the surprise defeat conceded against Georgia (2-0). One man symbolized the frustrating evening for the Lusitanians: Cristiano Ronaldo.
Holder and captain for the third time in three matches, the five-time Ballon d’Or experienced a complicated game in the middle of the Georgian defense. And which contrasts with the first two matches where we saw him all smiles, record-breaking, altruistic (an assist against Turkey) and even cozy with his teammates.
A match started with a record, ended with a first
But at the Schalke Arena, CR7 was rarely found in a good position. He could (should?) have obtained a penalty for a crude shirt clash in the first half. Already particularly frustrated during his exit in the second act, replaced by Gonçalo Ramos before shooting in rage in a water bottle, Cristiano Ronaldo vehemently recalled this contentious situation, after the final whistle. A sequence captured by social networks.
Mute during the three matches of his selection, the Portuguese failed to score in the group stage of a major international tournament (World Cup and Euro) for the first time in his career. He will perhaps be able to console himself for this bad evening by arguing to his detractors that he is now, with a 50th match played (22 in World Cups, 28 in Euros), the player who has played the most matches in major tournaments. in history.
Romain Daveau Journalist RMC Sport
