A game of epic personal drama and tears for Cristiano Ronaldo ended with his Portugal making the European Championship quarterfinals after beating Slovenia in a penalty shootout on Monday in Frankfurt, Germany. Bruno Fernandes and Bernardo Silva also scored for Portugal to seal the shootout 3-0 with two kicks to spare. Ronaldo looked apologetically to the massed Portugal fans behind the goal and put his hands together as if in prayer. “For me, it’s an honor to play on the same team.”The personal duel between Ronaldo and Oblak was compelling enough merely in regulation time. It was an intensely frustrating first 90 for Ronaldo, who was – remarkably – still looking for his first goal at Euro 2024.

Source: The Express Tribune July 01, 2024 23:04 UTC