(Transfer from sports arena+)Reported by Xiaozhong, an all-media reporter from the Sports Weekly
The 2020 European Cup is Cristiano Ronaldo’s fifth European Cup, perhaps his last European Cup. At 36 years old, Cristiano Ronaldo’s start in this European Cup was exceptionally beautiful and perfect. In the group stage, Cristiano Ronaldo scored every game and broke the ball shortage against the top two teams in Germany and France. With 5 goals, Ronaldo leads the scorer list, 2 goals more than the second. Ronaldo wanted more, wearing golden boots, holding the golden ball, leading his team to the championship… But in the first knockout game, Ronaldo Portugal fell at the feet of the Belgian. Ronaldo couldn’t accept it. After the final whistle, he slammed the armband of the Portuguese captain.
Throwing the captain’s armband to the ground, Ronaldo had to kick to relieve his breath.
The battle against the Belgian team was Ronaldo’s 25th European Cup game. Pepe and Moutinho both ranked second in 19 games. The player with the most appearances in the European Cup, the top three were arranged by the Portuguese team. Schweinsteiger ranked fourth in 18 games and Buffon ranked fifth in 17 games.
In the first 10 minutes, Belgium had an advantage. But after that, the Portuguese team controlled the situation. Throughout the game, Ronaldo had 4 shots. Like Palinha, he is the player with the most shots in the entire game. The difference is that Palinha’s 4 shots are high or missed, and Ronaldo has two shots that hit the goal frame.
In the 25th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo took a free kick from the right front. He didn’t kick the signature “elevator ball”, the ball bypassed the wall and went straight to the far corner of the goal. Courtois tried to save it. If it weren’t for Courtois’ accurate judgment and timely save, Ronaldo would have scored that shot.
The Portuguese team’s goals conceded also have something to do with Ronaldo. In the 42nd minute, Courtois took the ball at his feet. Cristiano Ronaldo is very proactive and ran forward to fight. But Courtois is extremely calm, and the artist is bold. Facing the pressure of his former Real Madrid teammate, the Belgian goalkeeper passed him. Then Courtois made a precise long pass, perfectly connected with his frontcourt player, resulting in Hazard scored the goal.
After the Belgian team scored, Ronaldo was very angry. He is complaining about something. I don’t know if it is complaining that the teammates on the defense line are not doing well, or complaining that he was so easily passed by Courtois. If Courtois’s ball is interrupted in front of the Belgian team’s goal, as long as a light push into the net, everything will change.
The score was behind, Ronaldo was anxious, he motioned his teammates to press forward. But with only a few minutes left in the first half, the Portuguese team could not change the score. In the 54th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo shot from outside the penalty area and was blocked by Vermaelen. In the 58th minute, Ronaldo switched to the right. After two-by-one with his teammates, Ronaldo obliquely plugged Ruota in the penalty area. The Liverpool striker turned to shoot, but the ball went above the crossbar. Cristiano Ronaldo’s hard work was wasted by Ruota.
In the 74th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo took a free kick again and the ball hit the wall. In the 76th minute, he shot without power and was stopped by Courtois. In the end, the 0 to 1 lag was not reversed. Ronaldo’s fifth European Cup, perhaps the last European Cup, ended early. After the game, Ronaldo wrestled the captain’s armband.
This is already the second time Cristiano Ronaldo wrestled with the captain’s armband this year. On March 27th, in the second round of Group A of the 2022 World Cup European qualifiers, the Portuguese team challenged Serbia away from home. Diego Jota scored twice with a header and the Five Shields led 2-0 in the first half. In the second half, the situation changed suddenly. Serbia pulled two goals in the 46th and 60th minutes. In the 94th minute, Ronaldo received a long pass from the left by Nuno Mendes, and the ball rolled into the Serbian goal, but the referee did not award a goal. Because of the protest, Ronaldo got a yellow card. After that, he furiously threw the captain’s armband to show his dissatisfaction with the referee. This time, he was unwilling to be out prematurely, so he threw the captain’s armband again.
The first battle against Belgium is the Serie A Golden Boot Cristiano Ronaldo Serie A champion and MVP Lukaku. Before the game, Lukaku said that he admired Ronaldo’s excellence and shooting, while Ronaldo envied his physical strength and center role. In Serie A, Ronaldo lost to Lukaku. In the European Cup, Ronaldo lost to Lukaku again.
Despite not scoring a goal against the Portuguese team, Lukaku posed a great threat to the Portuguese team’s defense. When the Belgian reversal, he drove the ball long and straight into it, which disturbed the Portuguese defense line, which was a headache for him. But after the game, Lukaku comforted Ronaldo with grace. The opponent and the enemy are on the pitch, but there is sympathy between the superstars. This is one of the most beautiful places in football.
In this European Cup, the high hopes of the Portuguese team’s “Premier League” performance was mediocre and did not provide strong support to Ronaldo. Cristiano Ronaldo is the “Lu Bu fights three heroes”. He singled out Lukaku, Grand Hazard and De Bruyne, and even had to count Courtois.
0 to 1 with a small defeat to Belgium, the situation prevailed. The opponent only relied on a deadly anti-reverse break. Although Ronaldo and his Portugal were defeated, they stood out. Three years later, in the 2024 European Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo is 39 years old and may not be able to play. But next year’s Qatar World Cup, we can still see Ronaldo’s demeanor again.Return to Sohu to see more
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