Al limit. This is how Cristiano Ronaldo finished the match. When the match referee whistled At the end of the regulation 90 minutes, CR7’s heart exceeded 170 beats per minute. A statistic that agrees with the effort that the Portuguese made during the tie and with the intense emotions that he was experiencing after missing that penalty against Oblak.
Since then, the ‘bug”s pulse begins to fall until it hits rock bottom at the moment it is his turn to deliver the maximum penalty. At that moment when the Al-Nassr player has to shoot the penalty, the rollercoaster of emotions starts again. After scoring the ‘redemption’ penalty, the heartbeat increases again and after that increase, Cristiano’s heart relaxes again.
An irregular ‘calm’
After that moment, Ronaldo’s heartbeat is irregularcoinciding with the goals of his teammates and the saves of Diogo Costa, but nevertheless, the final ‘traca’ was still missing. It is at the moment when Portugal scores the penalty that meant their place in the quarterfinals that his heart beats with an intensity that it had not suffered since the end of the 90 minutes, once again exceeding 170 beats per minute.
This victory data allows us to glimpse the guilt that Cristiano felt after missing the penalty. In addition to the responsibility that was taken off after scoring his penalty in the shootout and after Portugal achieved this decisive victory that leaves them one step closer to winning their second European Championship.
