Cristiano Ronaldo sparked intrigue with a mysterious Instagram post ahead of his return to Portugal to gear up for EURO 2024.
Cristiano Ronaldo and the Portuguese team are preparing to compete in EURO 2024. (Source: AP)
Cristiano Ronaldo ended his failed season with Al-Nassr after losing to Al-Hilal in the Copa del Rey final on June 1. Instead of immediately joining forces like many teammates, coach Roberto Martínez gave CR7 some extra rest.
After 4 days of rest with his family, Ronaldo boarded a private flight back home to prepare for EURO 2024. Before leaving for Portugal, CR7 published a curious message.
Specifically on Instagram, Ronaldo shared a message that said: “The three faces of reality are pain, uncertainty and constant work.”
Ronaldo posted the above message 4 days after crying like rain in the defeat against Al-Hilal in the Copa del Rey final. This match ended Ronaldo’s completely unsuccessful season at Al-Nassr.
In the 2023/24 campaign, Al-Nassr came up empty-handed due to defeats in 4 arenas: the AFC Champions League, the Saudi Arabian Super Cup, the Saudi Arabian national championship and the Copa del Rey.
The only title Ronaldo has won with Al-Nassr since joining the Saudi Arabian team is the Arab Club Champions Cup championship ahead of the 2023/24 season.
After a failed season at Al-Nassr, Ronaldo’s goal is to win EURO 2024, the 39-year-old striker’s 12th and possibly final international tournament. In the tournament in Germany, the Seleccao is in Group F with the Czech Republic, Georgia and Türkiye.
According to the calendar, the Portuguese team plays its first match against the Czech Republic at 02:00 on June 19. Before that, the Seleccao played 3 friendly matches against Finland, Croatia and the Republic of Ireland.
Due to the late reunion, CR7 missed the 4-2 victory over Finland (June 5) and could miss the match against Croatia (June 8). Ronaldo is likely to play in the match against the Republic of Ireland on June 12.
According to the Opta supercomputer, the Portuguese team is the fifth candidate for Euro 2024, after England, France, Germany and Spain.
Seleccao have an 18% chance of reaching the final and a 9.2% chance of winning the championship, far behind the best team in England (the Three Lions have a 31.1% chance of reaching the final and a 19.9% chance of winning). enemy).
