Cristiano Ronaldo has huge respect for Portugal’s Euro 2016 opponents Croatia
Cristiano Ronaldo says that he has huge respect for Portugal’s Euro 2016 opponents Croatia, as ‘not many teams can beat Spain’.
Ronaldo scored twice in last group fixture against Hungry, which was enough for Portugal to advanced to the round of 16, hopes there will be no more surprises for Portugal.
Cristiano Ronaldo has huge respect for Portugal’s Euro 2016 opponents Croatia
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Not all teams manage to beat Spain so we respect them, although we won’t be intimidated by them and we will try to win,” Ronaldo said, AS reports.
“The priority for us was to beat Hungary, but we didn’t so the most important thing is that we qualified. We thought we’d go through in second, but Iceland scored against Austria in added time.”
I don’t think there are many surprises in European football. Maybe in the group stage you can have a surprise but the big countries always arrive in the final.
“We’re facing a very good team and the odds are 50-50. We saw the highlights of their last game against Spain. They are a tough team,” Ronaldo said.
“Not every team manages to beat Spain but we know our worth and we will look them in the eyes when we face them. We’ll be ready,” he continued.
“I think [Portugal is good enough to challenge]. Portugal have big players playing in the best leagues in the world. So why not?
“Now we need to stick together on the pitch and hope that the luck is with us. We have good players, a good coach in Fernando Santos and we need to believe in ourselves.
“I’ve always said my personal dream is to win a big trophy with my country. There’s a chance it can happen but it’s complicated, it’s difficult. We are giving everything.
“I have won a lot of big trophies in my career, the biggest you can win, but a title with my country is always important. It’s a big, big dream to fulfill.”