RB

For all who care to listen, this is Ronaldo biggest match that Ronaldo played for Portugal was that Sweden match. Infact it’s bigger than UCL comeback against Wolfsburg, against Bayern, against Simeone, because then Ronaldo was inevitable. But this one it was different, it was like a battle of 2 demigods. On one side was Zlatan with fire. My God, you have to be there to understand. The pressure, the expectations, the entire country depending on one man to deliver. Portugal had their backs against the wall, and Ronaldo literally carried them to the World Cup. This was the match that also gave Ronaldo the Ballon D’or in 2013. One match was enough. That was not just a football match, that was a statement. He scored a hat-trick, three goals when his country needed him the most. And the crazy thing is that he was going up against Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who was also doing everything possible to drag Sweden through. It was Ronaldo versus Zlatan, Portugal versus Sweden, and a World Cup ticket on the line. I don’t think people will ever fully understand what that night meant to us Ronaldo fans. That was leadership, mentality and greatness in its purest form. Only one man can do that.