Thanks to the timely intervention of security personnel, Cristiano Ronaldo avoided a fan’s double-kick from the stands as he entered the tunnel.
Not only was he “stunned” and saw Portugal lose in shock, Cristiano Ronaldo was also almost kicked in the face by a fan after the match in the final round of Group F of EURO 2024 ended.
The posted video shows that, as Ronaldo was walking down the Veltins Arena tunnel, a fan from the stands swung his leg straight at him.
However, security personnel detected the dangerous situation early and intervened promptly to help Ronaldo avoid being kicked in the face by a fan.
Ronaldo was somewhat surprised by this situation but he did not overreact before going straight into the tunnel under strict security protection.
Currently, this fan’s actions are unknown, but most likely they were aimed at approaching his idol, not attacking CR7.
This is not the first time fans have crossed the line to try to approach Ronaldo at EURO 2024. Most recently, many people flooded the field in Dortmund just because they wanted to approach Ronaldo during Portugal’s 3-0 victory. Nha before Turkey.
The match between Portugal and Georgia is also Ronaldo’s 50th match in major international tournaments such as the World Cup and EURO.
This is also the easiest match for Portugal in the group stage of EURO 2024. However, Portugal had to suffer a shocking defeat and Ronaldo was “stunned” and still could not score any goals in this year’s tournament. now.
This caused Ronaldo to reach an unwanted milestone in his career, which was the first time he failed to score a goal in the group stage of the EURO and World Cup.
Previously, Ronaldo had scored regularly at 5 EURO tournaments (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020) and 5 World Cups (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022) that he attended.
The player, who turned 39 this year, has even more reason to be sad, as he was the player who had the most shots in the group stage with 12, 4 of which were on target.
Therefore, it was not too surprising when Ronaldo reacted angrily after having to leave the field to make way for Goncalo Ramos in the 66th minute.
He even got attention when arguing with Georgia players, implying that his shirt was pulled without receiving a penalty.
Disappointing in the group stage, Cristiano Ronaldo can now only hope to “fire” in the next round after Portugal won the right to continue.
Coach Roberto Martínez will likely continue to put his faith in Ronaldo when Portugal plays Slovenia in the round of 16 on July 2.
