Cristiano Ronaldo breaks another European Championship record in stunning circumstances for Portugal at Euro 2024
Cristiano Ronaldo has broken the record for the most assists in the history of the European Championship.
The 39-year-old started for Portugal in their 3-0 Group F win against Turkey on Saturday and made a crucial contribution.
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Ronaldo unselfishly assisted Bruno Fernandes for their third goal of the match after capitalising on some poor defending.
He could very easily have attempted to score himself but opted to turn provider for his former Manchester United teammate instead.
It's a decision that has seen him make history as he now has the most assists on record since 1968 in the Euros with seven.
His achievement adds to his accolade of scoring the most goals in the history of the competition with 14 over six tournaments.
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Ronaldo also holds the same records in the Champions League too, with the forward netting 140 and assisting a further 42.
The Al Nassr star is yet to find the back of the net at Euro 2024 but his latest efforts could help guide his country to their second title.
Bernardo Silva opened the scoring before a disastrous own-goal from Samet Akaydin gave Portugal a 2-0 lead at half-time.
Fernandes then put the result out of sight ten minutes into the second-half with the help of Ronaldo, sealing their second group win.
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Portugal were an improved side against Turkey given they left it late to beat the Czech Republic 2-1 on Tuesday night.
They will now advance to the knockout stages of the competition, wit their final Group F match coming against Georgia on Wednesday.
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There were concerns during the match, however, at the number of people who managed to gain access to the pitch in order to try and get a selfie with Ronaldo.
“It is a concern because today we were lucky that the intentions of the fans were good,” Boss Roberto Martínez said.
“We all love a fan who recognises the big stars and the big icons in their life. We all agree with that. But there is a very, very difficult moments if those intentions are wrong – the players are exposed and we need to be careful with that.
“I don’t think that should happen on a football pitch. There is a lot of security and a lot of protection and it should not happen.
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"And probably we should give a message to the fans that it’s not right way; you’re not going to get anything out of it and probably the measures will get worse for the future. It’s not good to have the players so exposed when people are running on the pitch.”
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