Ronaldo's Portugal, although in the last round of the group stage upset loss, but they still with the first two games to get 6 points, to the top of the group to advance to the knockout round, this match day, Portugal in the European Cup 1/8 finals, encountered Slovenia, although the latter is not as good as Portugal on paper, but the first game of the European Cup will be the world's second ranked Belgium under the horse, the overall strength should not be underestimated, Ronaldo, known as Atletico Madrid's nemesis, can use the goal of the goal god Oblak to break through the sheets, led Portugal to advance, and it has become the biggest attraction of this battle! Both teams created a number of dangerous chances in regular time and extra-time, but unfortunately they did not take advantage of them, and in the brutal penalty shootout, Costa turned the tide and helped Portugal advance 3-0!
Portugal coach Martinez followed his favourite 4-2-3-1 system, with the starting goalkeeper continuing to trust Costa, Mendes, Pepe, Dias and Cancelo at the back, Palhinha and Vitinha in the back, Bruno Fernandes in the midfield, Leao and Bernardo Silva in charge of charging on both wings, and the 39-year-old Ronaldo as the single arrow.
As the referee blew the whistle, Portugal firmly controlled the ball at their feet, and continued to penetrate into the heart of Slovenia to threaten the goal guarded by Oblak, and in the fifth minute, Vitinha's corner kick created a chance for the unmarked Dias at the back post, but unfortunately failed to hit the target.
In the 14th minute, Bernardo Silva sent a high-quality cross from the right, but unfortunately Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes, who were outflanked in front of goal, were unable to touch the ball and missed a great opportunity to break the balance on the field for the team, and in the 35th minute, Portugal won a well-placed free kick opportunity, Ronaldo directly kicked the goal, and the ball grazed the crossbar and went out of the bottom line.
Before the end of the half, Portugal almost took the lead in the score, near the top arc of Palhinha, after receiving the inverted triangle back pass from his teammates, he hit the ball directly with his feet, and the ball hit the post and went out of the bottom line, Portugal, which had an obvious advantage on the field, was unable to form a shot on target in the first 45 minutes, which also surprised the fans.
After returning to the field, Portugal continued to besiege Slovenia on the field, the latter did not panic at all in the passive situation, and waited patiently for the opportunity to counterattack in the case of trying to keep the goal open, and in the 62nd minute, after blocking Portugal's goal in a row, Slovenia found the right time to push the counterattack, Sesco used his speed to eat Pepe raw, forced into the Portuguese penalty area, but the final shot failed to hit the target.
At the last moment of the regular time of the game, Portugal created a chance to kill after the steal, but unfortunately Ronaldo was unable to grasp the half-single opportunity after receiving a straight plug from his teammates, and a low shot was firmly pressed under Oblak, the game entered extra time, and in the 103rd minute, Jota, who came on as a substitute, entered the Slovenian penalty area and was put down, and the referee gave Portugal a penalty, but Ronaldo's penalty shot was bravely resolved by Oblak, and Ronaldo, who was dissatisfied with his performance, then also shed tears on the scene, and in the second half of overtime, Pepe's low-level mistake gave Slovenia a super big one-on-one knife, but fortunately, Costa showed great courage and tried to keep the goal clean and drag the game into a penalty shootout.
In the brutal penalty shootout, Ronaldo was the first to play for Portugal and saved himself with a steady penalty shot, while Costa was like a god, saving Slovenia's penalty kicks in a row, and finally helped Portugal win 3-0 and advance to the quarterfinals of the European Cup, where he will face France in the next round!