On July 2, Beijing time, in the 1/8 finals of the European Cup, Portugal defeated Slovenia 3-0 through a penalty shootout, and the two sides drew 0-0 in regular time, 3-0 in the penalty shootout, and advanced to the quarterfinals.
At the start of the first half, Portugal took the initiative. In the 26th minute, the Portuguese team had the opportunity to attack on the side, and Ronaldo fought for a header in the penalty area, which was defused by the opponent. In the 34th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo took a free kick slightly over the crossbar, which he also regretted. In the 38th minute, Ronaldo secretly moved forward before taking a free kick, and the referee came over and kicked it back after seeing it, and Ronaldo himself laughed. In the final moments of the first half, Portugal had a chance to attack, and Pagliani's long-range shot grazed the post and missed the bottom line, and then the referee signaled the end of the first half.
In the 60th minute, Slovenia had a chance to counterattack, Sesko drove all the way, he overtook the veteran Pepe, forming a single knife, but unfortunately the shot was missed, and the Slovenian team missed a good opportunity. In the 89th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo missed a good chance when his shot was confiscated by Slovenian goalkeeper Oblak. The two sides were tied in the first 90 minutes and went into extra time.
Entering extra time, in the 104th minute, Portugal won a penalty, Jota was fouled by the opponent in the penalty area, and the referee awarded a penalty. Cristiano Ronaldo took the penalty, his penalty was saved directly by Oblak, and by the end of the first half of extra time, Ronaldo was already crying. In the 115th minute, Pepe made a huge mistake and Sesko formed a one-on-one shot, and his shot was blocked by the Portuguese goalkeeper. The two teams went to penalties.
In the penalty shootout, the goalkeeper Costa of the Portuguese team made a meritorious contribution and staged a good show of three consecutive saves, Ronaldo made up for it and hit the penalty kick, and the Portuguese team won 3-0 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the European Cup.
The change in Ronaldo's expression in this game is very interesting, it can be called from hell to heaven, first of all, when he sang the national anthem, Ronaldo had tears in his eyes and was very excited.
In the final stage of regular time, Ronaldo won a single knife, but was saved by Oblak, and Ronaldo who missed the opportunity was very regretful. After entering extra time, Ronaldo won a penalty, and his penalty was blocked by Oblak again, directly out of the bottom line, Ronaldo cried, which was distressing.
Fortunately, after entering the penalty shootout, Ronaldo, as the first penalty taker of the Portuguese team, successfully hit and stabilized the morale of the army. Cristiano Ronaldo was so excited after the game that he hugged goalkeeper Costa and celebrated with his teammates to advance to the quarterfinals of the European Championship.
With Portugal advancing to the quarterfinals of the European Championship, the first half of the knockout round can be called the death half, because there are many giants, and now the first round of the first half of the knockout round is over, Germany, Spain, France and Portugal have all advanced, and the group of death is more colorful.
The Germans were 2-0 in the knockout rounds, and as hosts, they put in an excellent performance to win the title. Spain beat Georgia 4-1 and are also the top scorers in the knockout stages of the European Championship so far, and the two teams will meet in the knockout rounds, and they will both be in good form and will be interesting to watch after the encounter.
France beat Belgium in the knockout round, with an own goal deciding the outcome of the game, and Mbappe was a threat in the mask despite not scoring in the knockout round. Portugal defeated Slovenia on penalties, Ronaldo lost a penalty in extra time, but fortunately the penalty shootout was redeemed, Costa was superb, so Ronaldo will play against Mbappe in the knockout round.