Tears, then a big sigh of relief. Cristiano Ronaldo went through all the emotions on Monday July 1st in Frankfurt, with Portugal in the round of 16 of Euro 2024 against Slovenia. The captain of the Seleção first missed a penalty during extra time (105′), before taking responsibility to convert the first penalty of a series easily won to join the French team in the quarter-finals, thanks to an enormous Diogo Costa.
20 shots, no goals
Will this happy ending be enough to restore confidence to “CR7”? The five-time Ballon d’Or winner, who now plays for Al-Nassr (Saudi Arabia) after having brought joy to Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus Turin, is going through a very complicated competition at 39 years old. Difficulties illustrated statistically: Cristiano Ronaldo is, according to Squawka, which is based on data from Opta, the player who has shot the most shots at Euro 2024 (20 shots).
Much more than Kylian Mbappé, Kai Havertz (15), Dan Ndoye, Harry Kane (13) or Christian Eriksen (12), who have all scored during this European Championship. Unlike the Portuguese captain, who has not yet found the back of the net.
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The former Madrid player nevertheless retains credit with the coach, Roberto Martinez, who has started him in each of the four matches played in Germany. A fifth against the Blues on Friday in Hamburg (9 p.m.)?
