The cameras were trained on a benched Cristiano Ronaldo as Portugal thrived and his flawed personality shone through. WWOS
The decision by Portugal manager Fernando Santos to start 21-year-old Goncalo Ramos - who had less than 45 minutes of international football to his name - ahead of Ronaldo, was bold to say the least.
Then there was the immediate aftermath to the final whistle, with Ronaldo cutting a lonely figure as the first Portuguese player up the tunnel, while his teammates stayed on the field to celebrate a momentous victory. "There comes a point where you still have to think about the collective and that's your teammates in the dressing room," Neville said."It's coming to that point where he's not accepting the end of his career very well."That assessment from Neville followed his pre-match analysis of Ronaldo's benching, with the England great saying the twilight of the Portugal megastar's career was getting hard to watch.
"He wants to equal Eusebio. He needs to stay in the competition and he wants to win this competition. Messi is still involved in the competition.
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