Portugal fell on Friday in a penalty shootout against France and exited the European Championship after a tight and goalless match after 90 regulation minutes and extra time. Destruction invaded the dressing room of the Portuguese when tragedy struck, Portugal bid farewell to Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe of the Eurocup with more pain than glory.
He has Nuno Mendes in his hands victory for Portugal in the final minutes of extra time, but his shot went soft and he saved without a problem Exciting. And he showed his face at the end of a long match that gave the French their ticket to next Tuesday’s semifinal against Spain.
“It’s hard to define what we feel. We gave everything, we lacked nothing. The team had a chance but we didn’t score, that’s football. But we have to lift our heads and continue,” said the left-back from Portugal after the defeat of the Roberto Martínez team.
In the thread Mendes recognized that France “It’s a good team, but we’re also a good team. It was a good fight. But we lost, this is our life. With penalties, it’s football. They marked everything, like that.
It was also asked by mood of Cristiano Ronaldo who finished the game hugging Pepe, crying the veteran Portuguese central defender indefinitely after the tragedy for the Portuguese occurred. For both Portuguese national teams, this will be their last Euro Cup.
“We haven’t talked to him yet, we have time for that,” admitted the mourner Nuno Mendes
Source: La Verdad
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