Cristiano Ronaldo enters the record books yet again, but pitch invaders make the Portuguese legend's afternoon uncomfortable, while contenders for worst miss and own goal of Euro 2024 emerge. Here are your five quick hits.
As always, Cristiano Ronaldo became the headline act as his Portugal swept Turkey aside 3-0 in its second match at Euro 2024 .
But on this sunny afternoon in Dortmund, perhaps he was feeling a little generous — or maybe he just wanted another record to his name.When he laid a square ball across for Bruno Fernandes to score Portugal's third, it was his eighth assist at a European Championship, more than anyone else. However, Ronaldo was clearly unhappy when two more people tried to do the same in the final minutes of the game. Then another person — wearing a red Portugal jersey — got close to the 39-year-old striker for a photograph moments after the final whistle.
Midfielder Saba Lobjanidze fired his shot narrowly over the bar with the last kick of the game as Georgia's promising three-on-one counterattack came to nothing.Lobjanidze — who plays for Atlanta United in the US state of Georgia — seemed to be in tears after the final whistle and was comforted by coach Willy Sagnol.
Remarkably, it was a sixth own-goal already at these Euros — and certainly the most embarrassing, with Akaydin later being taken off injured to complete a miserable evening for the defender.Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku has been in fine form at Euro 2024 so far, proving nearly unstoppable for opposition defenders — but not for the VAR.
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