I thought that Portugal's match against Slovenia would be one-sided, which is also unanimously agreed by most, the vast majority of fans or relevant institutions, although Portugal lost 0-2 in a friendly in March this year.
In this European Cup 1/8 finals, Portugal played in general, reminiscent of the World Cup against Morocco, fortunately Slovenia's attack did not fight, otherwise Portugal and Ronaldo were destined to spend in crying tonight.
Cristiano Ronaldo took four set-pieces in this game, once off the right post of the goal, twice high, and once directly confiscated by the goalkeeper. This is not the last straw that overwhelmed him, what is really annoyed is that the golden penalty in extra time was not scored, as strong as Ronaldo, and he couldn't help but shed tears if he didn't admit defeat like Ronaldo.
Cristiano Ronaldo was still emotional when he talked about it after the game, he only said one sentence, and because he couldn't control his emotions, he asked for another interview later: "Even the strongest people have moments like this, I'm disappointed, sad, because the team needs that goal, I didn't do it, I want to talk about it later, I'll talk about it later." Cristiano Ronaldo then interrupted the interview.
Fortunately, in the penalty shootout, Ronaldo withstood the pressure and scored the first penalty to redeem himself.
In the penalty shootout, Portugal's 24-year-old goalkeeper Diogo Costa became Portugal's savior hero.
At first glance, I thought Portugal had beaten Slovenia 3-0 in regulation time or extra time. Such a penalty shoot-out, such a short penalty shoot-out, is rare in the history of the European Championship, and even in the history of world football. In this game, Diogo Costa created two miracles since the European Championship was held: the first goalkeeper to save three penalties in the penalty shootout; The first goalkeeper to not concede a single goal in the penalty shootout, such a miracle may not have been seen before or since.
In short, Portugal had a tough night and a good ending, and the next round will be against France, I hope they will adjust in time and play at a high level!