Champion in 2016, top scorer and owner of several records in the final stage of European Cupthe Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldoor add and continue Germany 2024as the footballer with the most matches in the history of the tournament, 25, which will grow in the new edition.
At today’s command of Roberto Martinez, his coach in the Portuguese team and gave him ownership of eleven of the twelve matches available in the new cycle, after a conflict and replacement in Fernando Santos in Qatar 2022, christian remains in contention to increase its records in the sixth and final final stage of European Cupwhich is another record in this competition.
Its premiere is on Portugal 2004. On June 12 of that year he made his competitive debut in a shocking 1-2 loss against Greece. He’s not a starter. He came off the bench for the second half, substituted Rui Costaand scored a Portuguese goal in the 93rd minute Russia. His first starting match was vs Spain (1-0).
In that tournament, in which his team was runner-up, he accumulated six games; later, in 2008, with an elimination in the quarterfinals against Germany, added four more; in 2012, lost on penalties in the semi-final by Spain, reached five more; In 2016, when he became champion, he added seven more; and in 2020, played in 2021, he played four more until the farewell of Portugal in the round of 16 matches Belgium.
Out of a total of 25 games, 23 of them as a starter, which will continue on Germany 2024.
Behind him in the number of clashes in the final stage of the competition are his compatriots Pepe and João Moutinhoboth with 19. The first of them is also competing in this edition of European Cup.
More than the Portuguese team, the German Bastian Schweinsteiger and the Italian Leonardo Bonucci they have reached 18 games; his countrymen Gianluigi Buffon and Giorgio Chiellini, 17; and the dutch Edwin van der Sar and the SpanishJordi Alba, Cesc Fàbregas and Andrés Iniesta They added 16 to their participation in the tournament
Source: La Verdad
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