Cristiano Ronaldo relaxes with his daughter as Portugal’s stars enjoy family time after shock defeat by Georgia – with Roberto Martinez’s side set to meet Slovenia in last-16
- Portugal suffered a shock 2-0 defeat to Georgia in the final group match
- Cristiano Ronaldo and Diogo Dalot were all smiles as they enjoyed time with family
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Portugal comfortably reached the round of 16 of Euro 2024 and their stars are now enjoying some time with their families ahead of the knockout stages.
Roberto Martinez’s side ended their group stage with a whimper as they suffered a 2-0 defeat to Georgia, but topped the group and secured a last 16 draw against Slovenia.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Georges Mikautadze were on hand to score for the Georgians, who will face Spain in a historic match for the country, as they also progress from Group F.
Ronaldo is yet to score in the tournament and kept another clean sheet on Wednesday night despite a number of shots on target and his frustration growing as the match progressed.
He was withdrawn by Martinez after 66 minutes and replaced by Goncalo Ramos, but did not take the substitution well as he lashed out and kicked the turf as he made his way to his seat.
Portugal suffered a shock 2-0 defeat to Georgia in their final group match on Wednesday
Cristiano Ronaldo endured a frustrating evening but was all smiles during the family time
But the Al Nassr striker was all smiles again on Thursday morning as he enjoyed a cup of coffee while holding one of his young daughters on his lap.
Manchester United defender Diogo Dalot played two of the three group matches, including the full 90 minutes against Georgia.
And he was also pictured enjoying time off with his daughter, captioning it ‘Mornings like this’ with a heart emoji.
Portugal have underperformed at the tournament so far, despite winning two of their three group stage matches in Germany.
After edging past the Czech Republic in their opener, they beat Turkey 3-0 but fell flat in the final match as Georgia shocked the 2016 winners to take their first ever major tournament win.
Martinez criticized his team’s poor start to the match, admitting it was ‘the worst result’.
‘It was the worst result. “It was a match where we started badly,” the Portuguese boss said.
‘By conceding the goal, it became clear what the opponent wanted to do.
‘We always had a good attitude, we looked at the goal and tried to score the goal.
‘Today Georgia had the key moments, the second goal, all the energy and performance of the goalkeeper. We must congratulate them.
Similarly, Manchester United defender Diogo Dalot spent time with his daughter the next day
Roberto Martinez criticized his side’s poor start to the match, admitting it was ‘the worst result’
‘And now it’s time to look at the round of 16 and prepare the team better.
‘We don’t want to lose, but we have all the players.
‘We kept trying to control the game, but when the opponent has an advantage to defend, that’s different.
“They have faith and strength. We started and it was another game, it wasn’t a game we had to win.’
Martinez rotated his squad against Georgia, but the likes of Bruno Fernandes and Ruben Dias are expected to return for the last 16 matches against Slovenia.