2024-07-04 14:11:40
Portugal had a great opportunity to end the match even before the penalty shootout – in the 115th minute of the match, C.Ronaldo had the opportunity to put his national team ahead, but his penalty shot was saved by the Slovenian goalkeeper Jan Oblak, who reacted impressively to the 39-year-old Portuguese’s shot.
C.Ronaldo burst into tears after this ill-timed hit, and the visual portrait of the player made it clear that he was in an emotional crisis.
However, at the most important moment, the captain of the Portuguese national team was extremely calm, and this is proven by the sensor measuring the seriousness of his heart.
C.Ronaldo wore a special “WHOOP” strap during all the matches, which shows the seriousness of the player’s heart. With the help of this device, it was possible to make sure that the Portuguese showed incredible composure during the decisive series of penalties.
Most recently, the tearful soccer player started a series of strikes for Portugal, and the WHOOP device showed incredible numbers at that time – C. Ronaldo’s heart rate was only about 100 beats per minute.
The most interesting thing is that even in one of the most tense moments of the confrontation, it was the lowest indicator recorded by the football player during the entire match.
It was no less interesting to watch how C.Ronaldo’s seriousness changed at every moment of the penalty shootout. For example, when Bruno Fernandes scored the second penalty, Ronaldo’s heart rate recorded 125 beats per minute.
At that time, before Bernardo Silva’s third and winning shot, the Portuguese captain’s heart rate jumped to 170 beats per minute.
“Changing emotions. In the beginning – endless sadness, later – joy. Football always brings untold moments, it always does. There was a chance to put the team ahead, but my shot was saved by J.Oblakas.
I hadn’t scored a penalty all year, and when I needed this goal the most, J.Oblakas saved the opponents. I feel both sad and happy at the same time, and the most important thing is that we advanced, the team deserved it. Our goalkeeper played just great,” C. Ronaldo said after the victory.
In the quarter-finals of the European Football Championship, the Portuguese will face the French national team.
2024-07-04 14:11:40