On July 2nd, Portugal defeated Slovenia 3-0 on penalties to advance to the quarter-finals of the European Championship. In the match, Ronaldo missed a penalty in extra time, but then stepped up first in the shootout and scored to redeem himself. Ronaldo said he was the first to take a penalty because he felt responsible.
Ronaldo said after the game about being the first penalty taker: “Because I missed the penalty, I wanted to be the first to score in the penalty shootout because I had to take responsibility. I am never afraid to face challenges. Sometimes I am right, sometimes I am wrong, but no matter what, I will never give up.”
With Portugal’s hard-fought victory, they will face tournament favorites France in the quarter-finals. Whether Ronaldo can regain his form and end his goal drought in this tournament will be a highly anticipated story.
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