Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal got a late win over Czechia (Photo: Getty)Diogo Dalot says the ‘energetic’ performance of Cristiano Ronaldo was vital to Portugal beating Czechia in their Euro 2024 opener on Tuesday. His comments come after questions were raised over whether the legendary forward would be a help or hinderence to his national team. Portugal came from behind to win 2-1 in Leipzig, with Francisco Conceicao scoring the winner in the 92nd minute, just 111 seconds after coming off the bench. But Dalot, who also played alongside the 39-year-old at Manchester United for 18 months, was keen to stress how important the Al-Nassr forward is to the way Portugal play. ‘Cristiano Ronaldo was very focused, very physically fit and always ready to score goals,’ the full-back told reporters post-match.

Source: Metro June 19, 2024 11:06 UTC