Cristiano Ronaldo is 38 years old, but continues to earn as he did in his best years in the national team. The Portuguese captain can beat his best goal tally in European Championship qualifiers in this double trip that concludes Euro2024 qualifying. To do this, they need to score three in the games against Liechstenstein (Thursday, in Vaduz) and Iceland (Sunday, in Alvalade). Something very likely will happen, taking into account that these are opponents without large numbers of roles.
Ronaldo has currently scored nine goals in the seven qualifying matches he has played in. He scored twice against Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and Slovakia, and scored a goal in the win against Iceland. The Portuguese captain has scored exactly the same goals as he did during Euro 2012 qualifying, but in this case in ten games.
The striker’s best qualifying phase in terms of goals scored came at the 2020 European Championship, when he scored a total of eleven goals in eight matches, highlighting the poker achievement he achieved in the 5-1 defeat to Lithuania. It is this milestone that Ronaldo now wants to conquer, starting with Thursday’s match against lowly Liechtenstein.
CR7 is the top scorer of the national team and is also in goal for Al Nassr, the Saudi club he switched to last season. In addition to six goals in six games in the UAFA Cup (Arab Champions League), he also has three goals in the Asian Champions League and twelve in thirteen games in the Saudi Arabian Championship.
In this double qualifying round for Euro2024, a competition for which Portugal has already qualified, the national team’s main objective is to finish Group J without defeat. It is currently the leader, with 24 points, eight more than second-placed Slovakia, with Luxembourg, third, with 11. Iceland is fourth, with 10 points, ahead of Bosnia-Herzegovina, with nine, and Liechtenstein, last, with no points. .
The national delegation met yesterday and conducted training at the Cidade do Futebol at the end of the afternoon. Fulham midfielder Palhinha spoke to journalists and believed that there was “a lot of merit” from Portugal in qualifying: “We are the ones who made things easier. Now we have the aim of making history for Portugal, namely 10 consecutive victories in qualifying.” group.”
The Portugal international also admitted that the failed transfer to Bayern Munich in the summer “messed with him” but assured it was “water under the bridge”. “In my life, everything that has happened has happened for a reason. I like to think that the future will tell me if what happened was what was supposed to happen, but only the future will tell,” he said.
Source: DN
