European Cup-C Ronaldo assists Portugal to win 3–0 against Turkey and advance to the next round
In the early of June 23rd, Portugal defeated Turkey 3–0. Ronaldo started the game and contributed a wonderful assist. This was Ronaldo’s eighth assist in the European Cup, making him the assist king in the history of the European Cup. At the same time, this was Ronaldo’s 23rd victory in the world championships in his career, ranking third, second only to Schweinsteiger and Klose’s 25 games.
Although Ronaldo is old and far away from the mainstream league, he still maintains a good competitive state, so he also got the opportunity to participate in the European Cup. In the first game of this tournament, Ronaldo started and became the first player to play in the European Cup six times.
In the match against Turkey, Ronaldo started again, won two headers, the first in the team, made one successful cross, the first in the team, and created one scoring opportunity, the first in the team. At the same time, in the second half, he selflessly assisted his teammates to score in the penalty area. At the age of 39 years and 138 days, Ronaldo also became the oldest player in the history of the European Cup to provide an assist.
Not only that, this assist is also Ronaldo’s 8th assist in the European Cup. He also tied with Czech player Bobowski and became the assist leader in the history of the European Cup. Behind him are Fabregas and Schweinsteiger who have 5 assists. It should be pointed out that Ronaldo has scored 14 goals in the European Cup and is also the top scorer in the history of the European Cup. In addition, this victory against Turkey is also Ronaldo’s 23rd victory in individual competitions (World Cup and European Cup), tied with Lahm and tied for third in history, second only to Schweinsteiger and Klose’s 25 games.
The second round of the 2024 European Cup Group F kicked off, with Portugal playing against Turkey. In the first half, B Silva scored the first goal, and Aldin scored an own goal. In the second half, Ronaldo assisted B Silva to score. At the end of the game, Portugal defeated Turkey 3–0, successfully qualified with 6 points in two games, and secured the first place in the group.
In the 2nd minute, B 席 took the ball on the left side of the front court, broke into the penalty area, and made a diagonal pass to the middle of the penalty area. C Ronaldo made a volley but missed the target and the ball was confiscated by the goalkeeper. In the 4th minute, B Fee took the ball at the top of the penalty area and shot with his left foot, but was blocked. In the 5th minute, Akkun made a volley in front of the small penalty area, and the ball missed the right post. In the 8th minute, C Ronaldo headed the ball from the left side of the penalty area, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 15th minute, C Ronaldo took the ball on the right side of the penalty area, passed the ball, and Leo headed the ball, but it did not pose a threat. In the 21st minute, Leo and Mendes broke through on the left, and Mendes made a cross from the left. The front point was cleared by Kokku and was not kicked far. Beshi, who was outflanked in the middle of the penalty area, followed up and shot successfully, and Portugal led 1–0.
In the 25th minute, Mendes made a cross from the bottom line, and B Fee followed up and shot in the middle of the penalty area, but the ball missed the right post. In the 26th minute, Badak tackled his opponent and received a yellow card. In the 28th minute, Cancelo’s through pass was not given well, but Turkey intercepted the ball in the backcourt, and Arkadin’s return pass went directly into the goal. Celik and Bainder tried hard to chase back but failed to kick it out. It was an own goal, and Portugal led 2–0. In the 35th minute, B Fee’s volley in the penalty area was higher than the crossbar. In the 37th minute, Ronaldo received the ball in the penalty area and cut inside to shoot, but the ball was higher than the crossbar. In the 39th minute, Leo fell to the ground when he broke through, and the referee showed a yellow card to warn Leo. In the 43rd minute, Arkadin tackled and kicked Leo down, and was warned with a yellow card. Then Celik complained and received a yellow card.
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and continued the game. In the 48th minute, Turkey won a free kick on the left side of the front court. The free kick was kicked into the penalty area, and Diaz headed the ball to clear it. In the 53rd minute, Yazici got the ball in the middle of the front court and got rid of it. He shot from a distance in front of the penalty area, but the shot was too straight and the ball was confiscated. In the 56th minute, Turkey made a mistake in clearing the ball over the top in the backcourt. In the penalty area, Ronaldo got the ball but didn’t shoot. He calmly passed the ball to B Fee beside him and scored an empty goal. Portugal led 3–0. In the 59th minute, Turkey made a substitution and Yildiz came on the field. In the 60th minute, B Silva passed the ball in the penalty area, but the ball was cleared in the small penalty area.
In the 63rd minute, Yildiz took the ball on the left side of the frontcourt, cut inside to the ribs, and shot, but the ball went over the crossbar.
In the 66th minute, B席 made a cross near the baseline, Ronaldo intercepted the ball in the middle and headed the ball to the small penalty area, but no one intercepted it. In the 69th minute, Portugal made a substitution, Semedo came on, and Cancelo went off to rest. In the 75th minute, Arkadin, who had an own goal and a yellow card, was injured and left the field. In the 83rd minute, Portugal made a substitution, Pepe went off, and Silva came on. In the 87th minute, B费 made a straight pass in the frontcourt, and Bainder rushed out to confiscate the ball before B席. In the 90th minute, Portugal made continuous passes, Ronaldo played the ball with his back, and B席’s shot was blocked. At the end of the game, Portugal defeated Turkey 3–0.
Turkey starting lineup: 12-Bainder, 2-Celik, 4-Arkadin (75'3-Demiral), 14-Badak, 20-Kadioglu, 6-Kokku (46'11-Yazichi), 22-Kahn Ayhan (58'16-Yuksek), 10-Calhanoglu, 7-Akturcoglu (58'19-Yildiz), 21-Baris Yilmaz, 25-Yunus Akkun (69'8-Güler)
Portugal starting lineup: 22-Diogo Costa, 20-Cancelo (69'2-Semedo), 3-Pepe (83'24-Antonio Silva), 4-Ruben Dias, 19-Nuno Mendes, 6-Paline (46'18-Ruben Neves), 23-Vitinha (88'15-Joao Neves), 8-B Fee, 10-B Seat, 7-C Ronaldo, 17-Leao (46'25-Pedro Neto)
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