This was a night that Ronaldo finally needed his teammates to help him survive at this tournament. Portugal ‘keeper Rui Patricio stoned Jakub Blaszczykowski after both teams scored on their first three attempts and Portugal had converted the fourth. Portugal, which started the tournament with disappointment and controversy, is on to the final four at Euro 2016, after a 1-1 quarter-final victory that was decided by penalties. When Portugal’s Ricardo Quaresma beat Poland’s Lukasz Fabianski with the ensuing game-winning kick, Ronaldo was overcome with relief. PARIS — Cristiano Ronaldo was rooting for his own reasons during penalties, hoping his sins from the previous two hours in Marseille would undoubtedly be forgiven.

Source: National Post July 01, 2016 00:00 UTC