At that moment! Ronaldo was also a WALKLE. 英 media "3 tears Ronaldo has the lowest penalty shootout heart rate"

Jul 03, 2024

Cristiano Ronaldo, who is causing a lot of controversy at Euro 2024. However, the world class is definitely the world class. His mental strength is too strong.

British media outlet The Sun reported on the 3rd (Korea time) 'Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo's mental strength is really strong. He said his heart rate was the lowest when he entered the first kicker of the shootout.

On this day, Ronaldo was on the verge of 'Mental breakdown' I shed tears three times.

Ronaldo was sluggish as a front-line striker in the Euro 2024 round of 16 match against Slovenia at Frankfurt Arena in Frankfurt, Germany on the 2nd.

Several free-kick misses and header misses came out, and in the end, both teams went into a 0-0 overtime battle for 90 minutes. Portugal, which has a strong objective power, pushed Slovenia throughout the 90 minutes, but Ronaldo's lack of goal-scoring ability led to extra time.

In the 14th minute of extra time, Portugal got a PK. Ronaldo's shot was blocked by Slovenian goalkeeper Jan Oblak.

Ronaldo was in tears. His teammates offered words of consolation, but his tears continued.

However, heaven did not abandon him. It led to a penalty shootout, and Ronaldo succeeded cleanly with the No. 1 kicker. In the end, Portuguese goalkeeper Diogo Costa made three impressive saves, eventually securing Portugal a ticket to the quarterfinals.

Ronaldo shed tears even after the game.

However, TNT Sports, which examined Ronaldo's heart rate, monitored Cristiano Ronaldo's heart rate. Ronaldo's heart had the lowest heart rate when he made Portugal's first PK in the shootout, it was reported.

In other words, Ronaldo even showed tears during the game, but he eventually succeeded while maintaining his calmest mind in the penalty shootout.

Ronaldo said after the game, `There are really bad days. It was like that today. However, this is football, too. That's why it's thrilling.

Portugal, the favorite to win Euro 2024, has an invisible Achilles tendon. He has been scoreless in eight consecutive major tournaments, but has not scored properly in the center.

Portugal, which has strong sides and midfield powers such as Rafael Leão, Bruno Fernandes and Bernardou Silva, struggled in the round of 16 despite numerous goal chances as Ronaldo in the center did not play his part.

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