Portugal had a very close call. Struggling for 90 minutes against Slovenia, Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammates were forced to go to the penalty shootout to qualify for the quarter-finals of Euro 2024, against Les Bleus. A trying qualification, especially for the Portuguese star, who burst into tears after a penalty he missed in front of Jan Oblak, the Slovenian goalkeeper. A scenario that the Al Nassr scorer will remember.
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The Portuguese captain recovered by converting his penalty, but the emotion was still very much present at the final whistle. “The initial sadness and the final joy, that’s what football gives, inexplicable moments, that’s what happens. I could have given the Seleção an advantage, I couldn’t. All year, I didn’t miss a single penalty and, when I needed it most, Oblak saved it. It’s a feeling of sadness and joy at the same time, but the most important thing is the qualification, the team deserved it.”explained CR7 to the Portuguese media.
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Before returning to the sequence of the missed penalty, during extra time. “Slovenia spent almost all their time defending, congratulations to the team, especially to our goalkeeper who made three good saves. Even the strongest people have their days, I was depressed and I was sad because the team needed it. I can’t, I’ll talk about it later, I’ll talk about it later”he said after the qualification.
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Cristiano Ronaldo, now qualified, assured that he was ready to meet the French team in the quarter-finals. “We’re going to have a tough match against France and we’re going to go to war. I’ve never been afraid to face things head on and giving up is something you’ll never hear associated with my name. This is definitely my last Euro.”confided the man with 130 goals in selections. See you on Friday, at the Volksparkstadion (9 p.m.).
Pub. the 02/07/2024 08:45
Updated on 02/07/2024 10:13
