Kylian Mbappe and France take on Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal with a spot in the UEFA Euro 2024 semis on the line from Hamburg.
Jul 05, 2024 at 07:40 AM ETSeconds after his penalty was stopped by Jan Oblak in the final minute of the first half of extra time in a scoreless UEFA Euro 2024 Round of 16 match between Portugal and Slovakia, Cristiano Ronaldo broke down in tears. Already a Euro winner and an all-time great who has won seven league titles, five Champions League crowns and five Ballons d’Or, the reaction from the 39-year-old Portugal talisman seemed outsized.
Now in his sixth tournament, Ronaldo will play in a quarter-final for a fifth time and it will be a heavyweight clash for the ages. Across the pitch will be Kylian Mbappe and France. A former Real Madrid icon going toe to toe with Los Blancos’ incoming superstar."He's one of a kind,” Mbappe said on Thursday. “There will never be another Cristiano Ronaldo. He has inspired a generation. He has the goals, he has the trophies - his CV speaks volumes.
In France, Portugal has an opponent it knows very well. Friday’s match will mark the sixth time that the two nations have faced off at a Euro or World Cup. Most recently, the two teams played to a 2-2 draw in the group stage of Euro 2020 where a pair of Ronaldo penalties cancelled out a pair of penalties from former Real teammate Karim Benzema.
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