Cristiano Ronaldo (39) lived a strange night in Frankfurt. The Portuguese team made it to the quarterfinals, but its captain left the field with a bitter taste. He still cried. He tried in every way possible and was very close to scoring, converting Jan Oblak hero of the game for many moments. The Slovenian saved a penalty in extra time and made him desperate.
In the penalty shootout, he took responsibility for the first shot, converted and freed himself with Diogo Costa’s saves.
After the goal he went to the Portuguese stands and apologized. “Sorrow first and joy at the end, that’s what football gives you. These are indescribable moments. I had a chance to put the team first and I couldn’t do it. Oblak did well. I have to review the penalty, I don’t know if I shot right or wrong, for a year I didn’t miss even once and the moment I needed it, Oblak stopped.. The most important thing is to enjoy the qualification, the team did an exceptional job, we fought until the end and if you analyze the match carefully, Portugal deserved it because they had more chances. Slovenia defended most of the match. “We must congratulate the team, especially the goalkeeper, who made three very good saves,” he told RTP.
“Those who fail are those who try. It’s obviously disappointing when we don’t score. But I forgot about it, because the end result was positive and that’s the most important thing. “Sometimes it’s difficult to score from a penalty, but this year I lost twice on penalties, today I won, football sometimes has to be fair and today it is,” he continued.
Regarding the quarterfinal match, he said: “Today we will have a difficult match against France, which is one of the favorites to win. But we will fight, the team is doing well and I will always give my best in this shirt. I missed the penalty, but I want to be the first to score, because you have to take responsibility. I wasn’t afraid to face ordinary things”
“There is no doubt that this will be my last Euro Cup. But that didn’t move me, I was touched by everything that football needs. have for me “It’s not because I quit football, because if I do, what else is left what can I do or will I earn more? mostly.” he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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