Cristiano Ronaldo and the Portuguese team prepare to compete in EURO 2024. (Source: AP)

Cristiano Ronaldo ended his unsuccessful season with Al-Nassr after losing to Al-Hilal in the King’s Cup final on June 1. Instead of joining forces immediately like many teammates, CR7 was given additional rest by coach Roberto Martinez.

After 4 days off with his family, Ronaldo boarded a private flight back home to prepare for EURO 2024. Before leaving for Portugal, CR7 posted a curious message.

Specifically on Instagram, Ronaldo shared a message that read: “The three aspects of reality are pain, uncertainty and constant work.”

Ronaldo posted the above message 4 days after he cried like a raindrop after losing to Al-Hilal in the King’s Cup final. This match ended Ronaldo’s completely failed season at Al-Nassr.

In the 2023/24 campaign, Al-Nassr was left empty-handed because of losses in 4 arenas: AFC Champions League, Saudi Arabia Super Cup, Saudi Arabia national championship and King’s Cup.

The only title Ronaldo has won with Al-Nassr since coming to the Saudi Arabia team is the Arab Club Champions Cup championship before the 2023/24 season.

After a failed season at Al-Nassr, Ronaldo’s goal is to win EURO 2024, the 12th and possibly last international tournament of the 39-year-old striker. At the tournament in Germany, Seleccao is in Group F with the Czech Republic, Georgia and Türkiye.

According to the schedule, the Portuguese team plays its first match against the Czech Republic at 02:00 on June 19. Before that, Seleccao played 3 friendly matches against Finland, Croatia and the Republic of Ireland.

Because of the late reunion, CR7 missed the 4-2 win over Finland (June 5) and may be absent from the match against Croatia (June 8). Ronaldo will likely play in the match against the Republic of Ireland on June 12.

According to Opta’s supercomputer, the Portuguese team is the number 5 candidate for the EURO 2024 championship after England, France, Germany and Spain.

Seleccao has an 18% chance of reaching the final and a 9.2% chance of winning the championship, far behind the top team in England (the Three Lions have a 31.1% chance of reaching the final and a 19.9% chance of winning). enemy).