Media caption, Highlights: Portugal 0-0 Slovenia (Portugal win 3-0 on pens) Emma Sanders BBC Sport journalist at Frankfurt Arena Cristiano Ronaldo’s penalty was saved in extra time but Portugal still progressed to the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 following a dramatic shootout victory over Sloveni

Ronaldo recovered to score his country’s first penalty in the shootout – where goalkeeper Diogo Costa saved all three kicks he faced – before Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva netted the winning kick. Ronaldo had been in tears after his penalty was kept out by Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak in extra time and was consoled by his team-mates, as Portugal fans chanted his name in the stands. He was involved in the thick of it throughout the night and all eyes had been on him as he searched for his first goal at Euro 2024. Before his penalty was tipped on to the post, he wasted a golden opportunity in the final minute of normal time, drilling his shot straight at Oblak, having seen countless crosses fly agonisingly over his head throughout 120 minutes of blockbuster action. Eventually, Portugal’s persistence paid off as Slovenia crumbled in the shootout and Costa’s heroics e

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