The captain of the Portuguese national team, Cristiano Ronaldo, often receives criticism for being a poor leader of this team, but during the match with the Polish national team, the striker from Madrid's "Real" team showed that there is a person in this team who is listened to and trusted.
In the quarter-finals of the European Championship, the Polish and Portuguese national teams needed more than 120 minutes. The teams had to take penalties, but not all players can cope with the tension. In the video footage, experienced Portuguese defender Joao Moutinho tried to step back from the penalty spot, but C. Ronaldo made him change his mind.
"Hey! Hey! Go and do it like this! I know you can do it well," - these were the words of C. Ronaldo to his teammate that could be heard. - What will happen if we lose? Be strong! Everything is now in God's hands."
Reacting to C. Ronaldo's urging, J. Moutinho decided to take the penalty and successfully converted it. Portugal won the penalty shootout by a score of 5-3 and advanced to the semi-finals of the European Championship.
