5-2 to 0-2!Cristiano Ronaldo made a comeback, Portugal was defeated, 11 consecutive wins ended, and the European Cup was suspended
The European Championship is getting closer and closer, and Portugal, as one of the favourites to win the championship, has also taken the opportunity of the national team break to practice the squad and cultivate a tacit understanding. On the last match day, Portugal still beat Sweden 5-2 in the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo, ushering in an 11-game winning streak in all competitions. After a few days of adjustment, Portugal welcomed their second warm-up opponent to Slovenia, who reached the European Championship for the first time in 24 years and is looking to play the dark horse this summer. In this game, Ronaldo was dumb, Felix hit the post with a header, Seshko sent an assist, and Portugal conceded 2 goals in a row and lost 0-2.
Martinez made a certain amount of rotation in this game, and B Fei, B and Leao were all on the bench. In a 3-4-2-1 formation, Diogo Costa continued to defend the goal for Portugal, with Inacio, Pepe and Danilo Pereira forming a back three, with Cancelo and Dalot on either side of the midfield, Vitinha and Neves in the middle, and Felix and Otavio playing the role of double midfielders to feed Cristiano Ronaldo.
After the start of the game, both teams focused on the confrontation, and the scene fell into a stalemate, and most of the time it was lackluster. Until the 33rd minute, Portugal took the lead, Dalot crossed from the right, Ronaldo made the ball with his shoulder, Cancelo followed and swept to the back post, Felix outflanked the cushion and shot away.
In the 39th minute, there was a controversial decision on the field, Cancelo suddenly changed direction on the right side and broke through, suspected to have been brought down by Elshnik in the penalty area, but the referee refused to award a penalty. After the first 45 minutes, Ronaldo did not have a single shot on goal and lost possession five times, and the two teams returned to the dressing room with a 0-0 scoreline.
Yibian fought again, and Slovenia, which was fighting at home, fought back. In the 52nd minute, Seshko showed his ability to force a breakthrough and then fired hard with his feet, but Diogo Costa responded with a world-class save and kept the ball out, and Portugal escaped.
In the 61st minute, Felix broke through the front of the penalty area and then split the ball, and Ronaldo responded to the right side with a stop in one go, and the shot from a small angle was slightly off.
In the 69th minute, Felix knocked back after breaking through, Ronaldo followed the ball on the right side, and Dalot adjusted slightly and shot hard.
In the 72nd minute, Slovenia played a smooth counterattack, and Sheshko, who was known as the new Haaland, went straight to the front of the penalty area, and Cherin inserted a calm push into the far corner, and Portugal fell behind 0-1!
Portugal, who were behind, had a great chance three minutes later, when Neves crossed from the right at 45 degrees, and Felix's header hit the post and bounced!
In the 80th minute, Slovenia continued their efforts, Stojanovic sent a wonderful pass, and Elshnik followed up with a volley into the corner to seal the victory 2-0.
A 2-0 defeat to Slovenia brought Portugal's 11-game winning streak in all competitions to an abrupt end and swallowed their first defeat of 2024. The most embarrassing is undoubtedly Ronaldo, in the last game he rested, Portugal won by 3 goals, and now he is back to fight, but the team ended up losing 0-2.