If you want Ronaldo's answer after a fight with reporters, look me in the eye, not on the computer!
Mar 24, 2025
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Cristiano Ronaldo did not hide his discomfort to reporters. Portuguese soccer reporters have recently shown negative reactions to the national team. The question was, of course, sharp. The main questions were whether they were willing to win and if they were ready to play attractive soccer. There was a lot of criticism about coach Roberto Martinez. Of course, it was questionable whether Ronaldo, who is still a main striker, could play all 90 minutes at this level.
Ronaldo fought back. "I think there are a lot of negative stories about the national team," he said at a press conference ahead of the match against Denmark. I don't like what I've seen at press conferences over the past few days." Then "To be honest, some of the questions that came up here were rude. If you want my answer, look me in the eye and ask. It's wrong to ask and then look at the computer. You'll have time to look at your computer later," "If necessary, you can repeat this ten times," he said bluntly.
After this press conference, Portugal succeeded in turning the tables at home. Portugal, which lost 0-1 on the road in the first leg, scored as many as five goals in the second leg at home. They reached the semifinals with a 5-2 victory.
Portugal scored first with an opposing own goal in the 38th minute of the first half, balancing the score 1-1 on aggregate. A tight game continued in the second half. Portugal, which lost to Rasmus Christensen in the 11th minute of the second half, regained its balance with Cristiano Ronaldo's right footed shot in the 27th minute. Christian Eriksen scored another goal in the 31st minute, but Francisco Trincão scored in the 41st minute to make it 3-3 on aggregate to lead the game into extra time.
The game was decided in overtime. Portugal completed a thrilling upset thanks to Trincão's winning shot shortly after the start of extra time and Gonzalo Hamus' net shot in the 10th minute of extra time.
Portugal will play Germany in the Nations League semifinals.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
