On the early morning of July 2nd, Portugal will face Slovenia in the round of 16 of the European Championship.
According to Spanish media outlet Mundo Deportivo, this match will be the 22nd time that forward Cristiano Ronaldo and goalkeeper Jan Oblak have faced each other.
The Portugal captain and the Slovenia captain can be considered old rivals, as the two have clashed often in La Liga and the Champions League. According to Mundo Deportivo, the two have faced each other 21 times in their careers, Ronaldo has scored 11 goals, while Oblak has shut out Ronaldo 16 times, including 10 times during their time at Real Madrid, 4 times during Ronaldo’s time at Juventus, once during Ronaldo’s time at Manchester United, and once during their time with their national teams.
It is worth mentioning that in the round of 16 of the 2022 Champions League, Oblak’s clean sheet eliminated Ronaldo’s Manchester United. That match is likely to have been the last dance of Ronaldo’s Champions League career.
The two have also faced each other in the Champions League final. In the 2015-16 season, Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid met in the final, and Oblak shut out Ronaldo in both regulation time and extra time. However, in the penalty shootout, Ronaldo beat Oblak and emerged victorious.
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