Portugal wins the championship, Ronaldo retires in injury: For the national team, I am willing to do so no matter what

In the early morning of June 9, the 2024/25 European National League final came to an end in Munich, Germany. With Ronaldo's key goals in regular time and the team's stable performance in penalty shootouts, the Portuguese national team defeated Spain 5-3 with a total score, winning the UEFA Champions League trophy for the second time in history. In 120 minutes of the game, the two sides tied 2-2 and had to decide the outcome through a penalty shootout. Although Ronaldo failed to participate in the penalty shootout due to injury, his performance on the court has become an important cornerstone for the team's progress.

Ronaldo scored and retreated after injury, and shed tears on the spot. In this game, Ronaldo scored a goal to equalize the score for Portugal, helping the team rewrite the score to 2-2. However, he was replaced by injury as the second half approached the end of the second half and missed the overtime and penalty shootout. Despite this, when Ruben Neves calmly scored the last penalty to help Portugal secure the victory, Ronaldo was so excited that he burst into tears, unable to hide his joy and glory.

This is also the first time that Ronaldo has won the official championship with the team since leaving Juventus in 2021, which is of great significance.

The tactical game is fierce and the rhythm is compact. Under the leadership of Spanish coach Roberto Martinez, Portugal showed great confidence from the beginning. In the 5th minute, Bernardo Silva took a corner kick, and Joao Neves headed the ball and almost scored.

However, Spain quickly stabilized its position and scored a goal from close range in the 21st minute by Zubimendi, helping the team to take a 1-0 lead. At that time, Portugal's defense was not completely cleared and the opponent seized the opportunity to score.

Just 6 minutes later, Nuno Mendez took a decisive shot after receiving a pass from Pedro Neto, quickly equalizing the score for Portugal. Before the first half was approaching the end of the first half, Pedri's wonderful pass assist to tear the Portuguese defense again, and Oyasabal scored a push shot, helping Spain lead 2-1 into the break.

C Ronaldo stepped forward and saved the team

into the second half, and Portugal launched a fierce counterattack. In the 61st minute, Ronaldo scored in front of the goal with an assist from Mendes, rewriting the score to 2-2, and the game returned to the same starting line.

Since then, both sides have created many opportunities, especially Isco, who came on the bench on Spain, once threatened Portugal's goal. But goalkeeper Diogo Costa had high contact and resisted, resolving the crisis many times, dragging the game into overtime. After the 120th minute battle, the two teams still had no choice but to win and the game entered a penalty shootout.

The penalty shootout was decided, Morata lost the point and became a sinner

Spain defeated Croatia through a penalty shootout in 2023, but failed to continue its good luck in this game. In the fourth round, Morata's penalty kick was saved by Costa, which became the turning point of the game.

In the end, Ruben Neves calmly scored the last goal, helping Portugal win the penalty shootout 5-3 and successfully reach the top. Portugal has also become the first team in the history of the European League to win the championship twice.

After the game, Ronaldo said emotionally: "This is a hard-won honor, and I am proud of the whole team. For the sake of the country, I will be willing to break my legs. I have won many championships, but none of them can match the national team's trophy."