The 40-year-old Ronaldo won the third championship in the national team! He can t stop scoring, and he should have his place in the Club World Cup

You can call him "Ro Sansui", because he is over 40 years old and still hides behind his teammate Dalot when watching the cruel penalty shootout; you can also call him "Ro Warriors", because at the critical moment when the team is behind, this man stood up to help the team equalize the score. Although Ronaldo did not make a contribution to the team in the penalty shootout, it is undeniable that he is still the key figure in the Portuguese team's total score of 7-5 and once again topped Europe. Perhaps the best in a single game will belong to the young Mendes, but Ronaldo is still the same Ronaldo and plays an extremely important role.

Regularly speaking, middle-aged people over 30 years old should not cry much, but Ronaldo seems to be an exception. He will cry excitedly when he is happy, and will cry aggrieved when he is helpless. Tears are almost accompanied by the entire career of the "President". This time, after the penalty shootout, Ronaldo fell to the ground again, covering his face and crying. However, this time, his transformation process from "crying to laughing" seemed to be particularly fast. At the age of 40, he quickly joined the ranks of his teammates celebrating to enjoy the joy brought by the championship.

In fact, in recent times, Ronaldo's attention has improved a bit compared to before, because the contract with Riyadh is about to expire, and news about where he will go next season and whether he can catch up with the upcoming Club World Cup. Even so, Ronaldo's first priority is to follow the national team to compete in his second European League semi-finals. The "President" did not disappoint those who cared about him. Although he failed to play 90 minutes in the final again, the Portuguese team laughed to the end, and Ronaldo also won the third championship trophy in his career at the national team level as he wished. The first two were the 2016 European Cup and the first European League champions in the 2018-19 season.

Of course, with the trophy, countless new personal records are also born. For example, the Portuguese became the first European player to score 3 goals for the national team after his 40th birthday. At the same time, he tied with Chilean player Vargas, tied with him with 4 goals and became the player with the most goals against Spain in the 21st century.

data shows that in addition to the equalization goals in this game, Ronaldo also completed a hat trick in the 2018 World Cup match against the "Mattfighter Legion". Interestingly, the key equalization goal he scored in this game was his only shot. In other words, his shooting conversion rate reached 100%, which is also the fourth time he scored with one shot in his career. The previous three times appeared in the 2024 match against Jeddah Nationals, 2019 against Lazio and 2018 against Atlanta.

Another European League has come to an end. For most players who have fought for a season, they are about to usher in a rare holiday, but Ronaldo is waiting for another departure and departure. I just don’t know if he can appear on the stage of the Club World Cup this time, and which team he represents to compete in this highly-watched game.

Text/Beijing Youth Sports Zhang Kunlong