Cristiano Ronaldo scored a wonderful brace as Portugal beat Ireland 3-0 in a friendly match on Tuesday. He particularly cleaned the opponent's top corner after a brilliant sequence.
At 39 years old, Cristiano Ronaldo is still very hungry. The Portuguese striker scored a wonderful brace in Portugal's victory over Ireland (3-0) on Tuesday in a friendly match. After Joao Felix opened the scoring in the first half, CR7 produced an impressive display in the second half, particularly with his brilliant first goal. Following a long pass from Ruben Neves, the Al Nassr star, lone from the right side of the penalty area, kept out Liam Scales with a series of leg passes before sending a left-footed shot into the opposite corner.
“One of my top goals? I don't know, I plan on seeing them all again.”
He said after the match, “Is this one of my best goals? I don't know. I plan to review all my goals but it has to be so.” That would be a lot to see again for the five-time Ballon d'Or player who scored 759 goals during his remarkable career. He doubled that total on Tuesday since he doubled the Seleção's share, with a powerful shot from the left (60th) after a pass from Diogo Jota. He now has 130 goals in 209 caps for Portugal. This is enough to maintain his ambitions before the 2024 European Championship, the sixth in his career.
He added: “The most important thing is that the team played well, and it was important to win regardless of who scored the goals.” “The team is in harmony. The goal was to win and gain confidence. Defeat against Croatia (2-1) on Saturday? Success can only be achieved through criticism. The Portuguese expect a lot from Portugal. There is no margin for error.” Nothing, they always want Portugal to win, because of the talent there is, defeat is always bad, but that's where the losses come from, and what we learn is that if there is nothing, we cannot learn it. We learn and always walk with our chest and arms in the air, it must be Our feet on the ground and our thoughts towards the sky, dreaming of the European Championship.
The former Real Madrid player aims to win the crown for the second time after winning it in 2016. “Of course, I dream in the same way! Playing for the national team is my love and passion. Of course, the European Championship is special, it is my sixth.” It is also a record, but for me, since 2004, during my first match, the thought and pride has remained the same. This team must dream, they have the talent for it and they worked hard, because having talent is useless if there is no work. Portugal is in Group F with the Czech Republic, Georgia and Turkey.
