This Monday evening, Portugal humiliated Luxembourg with a score of 9 goals to 0 for the Euro 2024 qualifiers. A meeting which was played without Cristiano Ronaldo.
Portugal is no longer very far from qualifying directly for Euro 2024 after its resounding success against Luxembourg this Monday evening. Unleashed, Roberto Martinez’s men pulverized the Luxembourgers with a score of 9 goals to 0. A meeting in which Cristiano Ronaldo was unable to participate. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner was suspended after receiving a yellow card in Slovakia last Friday evening. Returning to Saudi Arabia, CR7 will not have physically attended his compatriots’ recital. For some, Portugal plays much better without Cristiano Ronaldo, in a debate which had already caused a stir during the last World Cup in Qatar, where the Al-Nassr player ended up on the sidelines. Criticisms that Danilo does not necessarily like.
Cristiano Ronaldo defends against Danilo
At the end of the match against Luxembourg in front of the press, the Paris Saint-Germain player wanted to clarify things concerning the presence or not of Cristiano Ronaldo in the Portugal team: “ If Cristiano Ronaldo was there, the result would have been the same. He would have helped with goals and assists. It’s not because he wasn’t there that we scored 9 goals”. At 38 years old and now exiled in Saudi Arabia, Cristiano Ronaldo is increasingly contested by fans and observers in Portugal. Euro 2024 should indeed be his last major competition played with his country, at least if he is selected for the event. But it’s hard to imagine the Lusitanians doing without the experience of a player like CR7. In any case, the latter could well be content with the bench at kick-off, especially with the offensive potential available to Portugal.
2023-09-12 12:32:05
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