Ronaldo rewrote history. He relegated the legendary Platini to the position of number two.
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Two goals in the match against Hungary earned the Portuguese player a place at the top of the table of those who scored the most goals in the European Championship.
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One goal from the penalty in the 87th minute and five minutes later still normally from the game in the set time. Thus, the star striker Cristiano Ronaldo secured Portugal’s victory over Hungary 3: 0. He then secured a historical record for himself, as he points out BBC.
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Thanks to these two goals, he became the player who scored the most goals at the European Championships. Specifically, 11. So far, he shared this title with the legendary French footballer Michel Platini, when both managed to hit the opponent’s goal nine times at the championship. However, Platini defeated Ronald in the table thanks to the fact that he managed to score his nine goals in a single championship, in 1984.
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Ronaldo has already played matches at the European Championships in 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and at the current championship.
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Portuguese striker aroused uplift before the match. That was when at the traditional pre-match press conference he pushed away a prepared bottle of drink from the official sponsor Euro. A visibly angry footballer advised the journalists present: “Drink water.”
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See how Ronaldo handled cola. (Video: AP)
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