Cristiano Ronaldo, the star of the Portugal national team, passed on Monday from “initial sadness” after missing a penalty in extra time against Slovenia, which brought tears to his eyes, at “the joy at the end“, generated by his team’s qualification to the quarter-finals of the European Championship.
Cristiano Ronaldo, in tears after the missed penalty. PHOTO: Facebook
“Tinitial sadness and joy at the end, that’s what football gives you, it’s inexplicable“, Ronaldo declared at the end of the match in Frankfurt, decided on penalty kicks.
“I could have brought victory to Portugal, but I didn’t succeed. Oblak saved my shot. I haven’t missed a penalty in a year and, when I needed it the most, Oblak appeared“, declared the Lusitanian striker.
“It is a feeling of joy and sadness at the same time, but the most important thing is the qualification, the team deserved it. Slovenia spent almost all of its time defending itself. Congratulations to my colleagues, especially our goalkeeper, who made three good interventions“, added the five-time Ballon d’Or winner.
“This is football, it’s all or nothing“, concluded Cristiano Ronaldo, who is participating for the 6th time in his career in a European Championship final tournament, a record.
Euro 2024, the table of the best
June 29 (Berlin): Switzerland – Italy 2-0
June 29 (Dortmund): Germany – Denmark 2-0
June 30 (Gelsenkirchen): England – Slovakia 1-1 (2-1 after extra time)
June 30 (Koln): Spain – Georgia 4-1
Yesterday (Düsseldorf): France – Belgium 1-0
Yesterday (Frankfurt): Portugal – Slovenia 0-0 (3-0 after penalties)
Today (Munich, 19.00, Pro TV and VOYO): Romania – Holland
Today (Leipzig, 22.00, Pro TV and VOYO): Austria – Turkey
quarters
July 5 (Stuttgart, 7 p.m.): Spain – Germany
July 5 (Hamburg, 22.00): Portugal – France
July 6 (Düsseldorf, 19.00): England – Switzerland
July 6 (Berlin, 22.00): Romania / Netherlands – Austria / Turkey
