Ronaldo equals Platini's scoring record

After scoring against Wales, the captain of the Portuguese team rose to share the lead in the list of players with the most goals at the Euro playground with nine goals.

After 12 years, Ronaldo got to play in a Euro final again. Photo: Reuters

Cristiano Ronaldo was voted the best player in the semi-final match between Portugal and Wales. Not only did he jump high to head the opening goal in the 50th minute, he also assisted Nani to seal the 2-0 score, helping his team secure a ticket to the Euro 2016 final in France.

Ronaldo's goal against Wales brought his total number of goals at the Euro to 9, equaling the record of his predecessor Michel Platini. What's special is that all of the French legend's goals were scored at Euro 1984. CR7 still has the final match with the winner of the match between host France and current world champion Germany to set a new record.

“It’s great to have the scoring record. But the most important thing for me is that the team is in the final. I’ve broken many records and I’ll continue to do so,” Ronaldo said after the match in Lyon.

Ronaldo is the player who holds a series of records at the Euro. Not only has he scored the most goals, he is also the player who scored in four consecutive Euros, and played the most matches (20 matches). Currently, he is also the only player to have played in three Euro semi-finals (2004, 2008 and 2016). This record will only be equaled if Lukas Podolski or Bastian Schweinsteiger is used by coach Joachim Low in the semi-final against France.

Ronaldo is very close to winning his first title with the Portuguese national team. In 2004, when he was only 19 years old, he and his team reached the final of the Euro held on home soil but lost 0-1 to Greece. After the match, the Portuguese superstar burst into tears.

According to VNE