Portugal beat Slovenia in a dramatic penalty shootout to book their spot in the quarter-finals of Euro 2024.
After a goalless 90 minutes and extra-time, the last-16 tie between Portugal and Slovenia went to penalties – the first of this summer’s tournament.
He appeared to apologise to Portugal fans for his earlier miss when he tucked home his shootout spot-kick
Ronaldo miss a penalty
Cristiano Ronaldo looked inconsolable after his extra-time agony
And Portugal won the shootout 3-0 to reach the next round of the Euros.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who fluffed his lines from the spot in extra-time, converted Portugal’s opening spot-kick before Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes and Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva scored their penalties.
Diogo Costa saved not one but THREE Slovenian penalties in an extraordinary effort.
Ronaldo redeemed himself following his penalty miss in extra-time and he immediately apologised to the Portugal fans after converting his spot-kick in the shootout, summing up his elite mentality.
After slotting his penalty past Jan Oblak, the 39-year-old immediately gestured towards the fans behind the goal, putting his hands up as he acknowledged his error in extra-time.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner was inconsolable after Oblak saved his first penalty of the game, but as Portugal advanced to the next round, the superstar forward was beaming.
On Friday, Roberto Martinez’s team will play France under Didier Deschamps in the Euro 2024 semifinals.