Many were tipping France to emulate the classes of 1984 and 1998 who won major tournaments on home soil but after 120 minutes of action it was Portugal who emerged victorious.
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France may have dominated possession, but I think it was just a game too far for them.
Ronaldo suffered a first-half knee injury in the final at the Stade de France after clashing with West Ham United’s Dmitri Payet and was forced from the field in tears after initially trying to carry on through the pain.
He added: ‘We have a great captain, it is an honour to play alongside him and have him in the national team and all Portuguese people should be proud to have Cristiano. – Avinash Pandey, M.A 2nd year, Rabindra Bharati University I wouldn’t say I am very upset with Portugal’s win, but I really wanted France to lift the cup. The European Championship again reaffirmed that point. “I always dream to win this title”, he captioned the picture, along with a series of happy emojis. “You all deserve this”, Cristiano Ronaldo told his euphoric fans at Alameda Dom Afonso Henriques in Lisbon on Monday.
Eder picked the flawless moment to score his first competitive goal for his country, marauding forward before letting fly with a bullet shot from 25 meters in the 109th minute. “I am not a wizard or a visionary but I always follow my feelings”, Ronaldo said.
As soon as he came on, the Portuguese suddenly had a focal point through which to play, and they utilised his strength and ability to hold up the ball very well. So as the fans of Portugal celebrated into the night, France fans were left imagining what Euro glory at home would have felt like.
“Clearly we had our chances and had the last opportunity (of normal time) with Andre-Pierre Gignac striking the post in stoppage time”.
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“We had to change our strategy, to have more possession against an opponent that was already exhausted”.
