Cristiano Ronaldo, the current FIFA footballer of the year and Portugal’s frontman at the ongoing 2018 world cup gave a five-star performance yesterday as helped his side hold their Spanish opponent to a 3-3 draw in their first Group game.
The Spanish team had snatched the lead from the Portuguese team who were leading at halftime after a brace from the Real Madrid star. However, the Portuguese team found themselves trailing by a lone goal at the close of the second half after Spanish striker Diego Costa levelled up the scoreline with his second goal of the game before Nacho with a spectacular volley helped the Spanish the take the lead for the first time in the game.
But an 88-minute stunner from a set piece by Ronaldo gave him his 51st career hat-trick and ensured that the game ended in a high note, once again throwing up the debate on who is the greatest player of all time, Cristiano Ronaldo or Argentina’s Lionel Messi.
Ronaldo has a lot of fans from Nigeria who support him on club level and this is how twitter reacted to the game.
The Spanish government chose the day Ronaldo was facing their national team to announce his conviction. But there are people you don’t try to stop, because when you do, na your head dem go take do staircase sef. E really enter them no mercy.
— JJ. Omojuwa (@Omojuwa) June 16, 2018
Good Morning Cristiano Ronaldo fans world-wide. The rest of you can get yours from that dwarf Fulani herdsman.
— Babs 🦅🇳🇬 (@BabatundeCASH) June 16, 2018
Good morning to my fellow cristiano Ronaldo fans.❤️😊
The rest can collect their good morning from De gea🚶🏼🚶🏼— MAN LIKE DRIZZY 🇳🇬(RUSSIA 2018 BRAZIL🇧🇷) (@drizzyposh25_) June 16, 2018
Good morning to my fellow cristiano Ronaldo fans.❤️😊
The rest can collect their good morning from De gea🚶🏼🚶🏼— MAN LIKE DRIZZY 🇳🇬(RUSSIA 2018 BRAZIL🇧🇷) (@drizzyposh25_) June 16, 2018