Cristiano Ronaldo had a bittersweet day in qualifying Portugal on penalties to the quarter-finals of Euro 2024, as he missed a penalty in extra time and received an unexpected chicane from the NBA.
The basketball player of the New York Knicks of the NBA Josh Hart He threw an unexpected stick at the legendary Portuguese striker on social media and lowered his price in front of the figure of Lionel Messi.
The NBA criticised Ronaldo for his missed penalty at the Euro Cup
“Messi would have done it,” tweeted the guard after the penalty missed by Ronaldo, the Slovenian goalkeeper saved it fantastically and Atletico Madrid, Jan Oblak.
The forward of Al Nassr He missed his penalty kick at the end of the first overtime and burst into tears for having wasted the opportunity to put his country ahead and avoid penalties.
Despite this chicanery, the former finally Real Madrid, Manchester United and Juventusamong others, ended up celebrating, since in the penalty shootout, he converted the first and then the goalkeeper Diogo Costa he blocked three shots in a row.
Diogo Costa saved Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal is in the quarter-finals of the Euro Cup
The Portugal national team defeated Slovenia on penalties (3-0), after the 0-0 draw, in which Cristiano Ronaldo During the first half of extra time, a penalty was stopped and he advanced to the next round in the Euro Cup being played in Germany.
Diogo Costa He saved all three penalties (Josip Ilicic, Jure Balkovec and Benjamin Verbic) and “El Bicho” redeemed himself from his first penalty, Bruno Fernández and Bernardo Silva gave his team the victory.
The “Lusos” will face France in the quarter-finalsafter fighting and winning on penalties against one of the best third-placed teams, Slovenia.
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