Ronaldo Says 'Last Season Was The Best Of My Career'... See The Reason

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted he didn’t trust his united states ought to win Euro 2016 and said that remaining season become in all likelihood the exceptional of his glittering career.

“To be honest I didn’t think Portugal may want to win the Euro. but suit by using in shape I commenced believing it changed into feasible. in the long run we deserved it, we played as a team and our gamers are to be congratulated,” said Ronaldo in an interview with UEFA.com.
“Before the Euro we expected Portugal to have an awesome ecu Championship, get through the institution stage, get through the sector-finals and from there we saw everything as an advantage,” delivered the 31-year-old, who got here off injured in the first 1/2 of the 1-0 more-time win against hosts France.

Ronaldo scored 3 goals en direction to the very last of the match to equal France’s Michel Platini’s report of 9 goals in the ecu Championship finals.

He additionally netted the prevailing penalty in actual Madrid’s Champions League very last shoot-out win over metropolis rivals Atletico in may.

“It turned into the pinnacle of a tough season for actual Madrid wherein we were in the long run capable of win the largest trophy in membership football.

“In terms of trophies, it changed into in all likelihood the high-quality 12 months of my profession,” added the Portuguese.

Ronaldo become additionally complete of praise for former French celeb Zinedine Zidane, who took over as instruct of the Spanish giants in January.

“Zidane changed into key. He’s a amazing professional, a excellent character and, for my part, his biggest fine is his ability to offer his gamers a experience of calm.

“We were 12 points at the back of Barcelona and we ended up simply one factor adrift. within the Champions League we did what we needed to do –- and went on to win it. What more could you ask? Zidane deserves plenty of credit.”

Ronaldo is the document intention-scorer within the Champions league with ninety four strikes.
He is one in every of 3 nominees for UEFA’s award for the first-rate participant in Europe last season alongside team-mate Gareth Bale and Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann.