The scoreline does no justice to Hungary’s effort but it does record history. Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated his record appearance at a fifth European Championship as only he could: by also overtaking Michel Platini as the competition’s all-time leading goalscorer. Portugal left it late for victory but their star man left another indelible mark on the sport he continues to illuminate at the age of 36.
Until Raphaël Guerreiro broke Hungary’s resistance with a deflected strike in the 84th minute this was threatening to be a punishing night for the holders, one with potentially lasting consequences given Germany and France lie in wait in Group F. Minutes later it was the
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