Cristiano Ronaldo in the match against Poland he proved that he is still great. So far, he has not fared well in matches with the Polish national team. He scored only one goal against her, and that was in… 2007. Now, at the age of 39, after a 17-year break, he added a second goal and led the Portuguese team to an impressive 3-1 victory at the National Stadium. Immediately after the meeting, he shared his thoughts.
The five-time Ballon d'Or winner spent 63 minutes on the pitch. He was very active from the beginning. After 11 minutes, he hit the crossbar and then looked for his teammates in the penalty area. However, the most important moment came in the 37th minute. Then it's spectacular rally Rafael Leao led across half the pitch. He passed four of our defenders and took a shot. The ball bounced off the post and landed at the feet Ronaldo. He easily scored it into the empty net and the famous “pee” was heard at the National Stadium as he performed his characteristic celebration.
In the second half, he could have added an assist to the goal, but his pass was badly missed by Bruno Fernandes. Finally, to thunderous applause, Ronaldo left the pitch and was replaced by Diogo Jota. After the meeting, the Portuguese published a telling entry online.
– Important victory in the Nations League. Thank you all for your support, we are doing our best – wrote the star of the Portuguese national team.
Ultimately, Portugal won 3:1 and table our group League of Nations he has nine points. Poland is third and has three points. In turn, Ronaldo, who scored in every match of this edition of the Nations League, leads the scorers classification together with German Deniz Undev.