Pepe Talks Cristiano Ronaldo After Portugal’s Euro 2016 Final Win vs. France

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Published: July 11, 2016

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Portugal defender Pepe has revealed he wanted to win Sunday's UEFA Euro 2016 final for Cristiano Ronaldo after the forward was stretchered off with a knee injury in the first half of the showpiece against France.

Per MailOnline's Rob Draper and Alex Bywater, Pepe said:

When Cristiano said he couldn't go on, I tried to tell my team-mates that we had to win it for him, that we were going to fight for him.

It was tough because we lost our main man and we had all our hopes in him. He's a player who can score at any minute. We know his abilities. We poured our blood sweat and tear on to the pitch. We left if all on the pitch for our nation.

Ronaldo was injured early in the match after a collision with Dimitri Payet and eventually substituted in the 25th minute after attempting to carry on—which prompted widespread disappointment for those watching the spectacle, as demonstrated by BBC Sport pundit Rio Ferdinand's reaction:



Despite losing their talisman, a Pepe-inspired Portugal conspired to keep out the hosts before Eder fired in the winner in extra time.

SportsCenter shared the range of emotions Ronaldo went through over the course of the match:



Per MailOnline, the Real Madrid star said:

I'm very happy. I've been waiting for a long time, since 2004, and asking God for another chance.

Today was unfortunate with my injury but I always believed that these players would be strong enough with the manager's tactics. It's one of the happiest moments of my life. 

I always wanted to win something with Portugal and I've managed to do so. Thanks to all Portugal and all Portuguese emigrants. This is amazing, unique moment and unforgettable.

Ronaldo and Real team-mate Pepe have now also joined a select group of players to have tasted European success at international and club level in the same year, per...
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