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Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nasr), a Portuguese superstar who traveled between hell and heaven, shed tears while interviewing.
Ronaldo was interviewed by local media after barely getting a ticket to the quarterfinals after a penalty shootout against Slovenia in the round of 16 of Euro 2024 at Frankfurt Arena in Frankfurt, Germany on the 2nd (Korea time).
According to the Portuguese daily Avola, Ronaldo told Sport TV that "Football gives first sadness and last joy. I could have given the national team an advantage, but I couldn't. I haven't missed a single (penalty kick) in the past year, but when I really need a goal, I was blocked by Oblak. Sadness and joy are felt at the same time, but the most important thing is that I passed to the next round. The team deserves it. Slovenia spent almost all of their time on defense. Congratulations to our goalkeeper for making three good saves."
Ronaldo faced a penalty kick in the 14th minute of the first half of extra time, when the score was tied 0-0. Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid), who faced numerous times in the `Madrid Derby" during the Real Madrid days, attempted a strong shot toward the right corner of the standing goal, but Oblak, who saw the direction, blew himself and hit the ball. Ronaldo, whose mentality collapsed, cried his eyes out after the first half of the extra period. Ronaldo responded, `Even the strongest have such a day. I was depressed and sad because I needed a goal." I'll talk to you later," he said repeatedly, and wept.
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Portugal won the penalty shootout 3–0. Ronaldo, who was the first kicker, calmly scored a goal into the corner of the goal this time. Then, Portuguese fans expressed their apology to the audience. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) and Bernardu Silva (Manchester City) followed with the net. The goalkeeper Diogo Costa (Porto) hit all the shots of Slovenia's first and third kickers. Costa, who was named the POTM player, shed tears of emotion, saying, `The best game of my life.'
France, the favorite to win the quarterfinals, beat Belgium on the same day. Ronaldo and his `brother' Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid) face-off of the century has been made.
In an interview with another media outlet, RTP, Ronaldo said, `We will have a difficult game, a war against France.' `I will always do my best in this uniform. I've never been afraid to face a situation like this. There is no abandonment in my dictionary. He stressed that he will play in the match against France with strong motivation. Ronaldo, who set the record for the most appearances (6 times) in the history of the Euro, said in the end "Without a doubt, this is my last Euro."
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