He didn’t score but Cristiano’s assist for Portugal was special, the new record Ronaldo broke in EUROS history

Cristiano Ronaldo and the Portuguese national team continued to shine in the EUROS 2024 as they defeated Turkiye 3-0 at the Borussia Dortmund stadium. Ronaldo once again was unable to score, but it didn't matter as he provided a brilliant assist that had the world to talk. CR7 had a great opportunity to score his first goal for the tournament and the first goal against Turkiye, but he was very unselfish as he gave a perfect pass to Bruno Fernandes, who scored the third goal for Portugal. It was a very special assist from Ronaldo, and many expected him to take the shot since the Portugal team was leading 2-0, but instead, he was kind enough to let Bruno Fernades get his moment. Ronaldo's assist meant more than just a kind gesture, however, as it became a record for the Al Nassr striker. Ronaldo has the most assists in European Championships history, with today's assist being the eighth of his career in this competition. Ronaldo also became the oldest player to make an EURO assist (39 years, 138 days).

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For the first time in 16 years, Portugal tops its group in the Euro Championship. The last time they achieved this was in EURO 2008. Despite winning it in 2016, they finished 3rd in the group that year. Portugal also did it in 1996, 2000, and in 2004.

Roberto Martinez, the manager of the Portuguese national team, was very happy to see Ronaldo passing the ball to Fernandes in the third goal. Martinez said, "Today I saw something amazing from Cristiano Ronaldo. In front of the goalkeeper, he preferred to pass to Bruno Fernandes instead of shooting. This should be shown in all training academies in Portugal and the world. Because the team is always the most important thing.”

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Bruno Fernandes on the pass Cristiano Ronaldo gave him

Bruno Fernandes was asked what he thought after Ronaldo passed him the ball instead of going for the shot. Fernandes said, "I think Cristiano has always been unselfish. In that moment he made the decision to pass. If he had shot, it would not have been a wrong decision. One of Cristiano's greatest qualities is his finishing and we have to take advantage of that. He is a player who knows that the most important thing is the team, and he has always said that.”