Cristiano Ronaldo, striker Portugalreviewed this Monday his “initial sadness” after missing a penalty against Slovenia in extra time that caused his tears, transformed into laughter later and “in joy at the end” for reaching the quarterfinals of Euro 2024 thanks to three saves by Diogo Costa in the final round.
“Initial sadness and joy at the end, that’s what football gives you, it’s inexplicable,” said the Portuguese captain after the victory in Frankfurt.
“I could have given the victory to Portugal, but I couldn’t. Oblak stopped it for me. For a year I haven’t missed a penalty and when I needed it most Oblak appeared,” said the ‘7’.
“It is a feeling of joy and sadness at the same time, but the most important thing is the classification, the team deserved it. Slovenia spent almost all the time defending. Congratulations to my teammates, especially to our goalkeeper, who made three good saves” , he added.
