The Real Madrid star, who was on target as his side saw off Chris
Coleman's men in Lyon, is confident his team can now go on and lift the
trophy on Sunday night in Paris
Cristiano Ronaldo says Portugal's progression to the final of Euro
2016 is the stuff of dreams and he believes his team will go on to win
against France or Germany.
The Real Madrid attacker's thumping header and Nani's sliding effort
in the space of three second-half minutes made the difference as
Fernando Santos' men beat Wales 2-0 in Lyon.
Captain Ronaldo was ecstatic after the match and is confident
Portugal are ready to go all the way, 12 years after their
heart-breaking loss to Greece in the Euro 2004 final on home soil.
"It is what we have dreamt of since the beginning," Ronaldo said to Uefa.
"I hope that [after the final] we will be smiling and that it will be
tears of joy in the end. I have always said my dream was to win a
trophy with Portugal. We are closer to doing it and I believe that we
will win.
"With a lot of work, humility and the spirit of self-sacrifice, which
I have always shown in my career, these sorts of things are doable.
"We knew it would be a long road and we are still in the tournament.
We have believed right from the start. We had difficult moments, but
it's like I always say: it's better to start poorly and have a positive
ending.
"The players deserve it, the coach deserves it. The entire medical
staff as well. They have been doing an excellent job with the players'
fitness. We haven't won anything yet as I said a few days ago, but the
dream is still alive."
The goal in Portugal's semi-final victory saw Ronaldo draw level with
Michel Platini as the record goalscorer in the competition's history on
nine. He has the chance to take the record outright in Sunday's final
at Stade de France.
By Chris Myson
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