40-year-old Ronaldo broke the 25-year curse! With a winning blow + 4 major records, how many more impossible can he conquer?

When you see Portugal's starting list, it is hard not to sigh "The veteran is not dead, the new star shines." The 40-year-old Ronaldo is standing on the front line, like an oak tree standing - although his temples are white and white, the sharpness in his eyes has not diminished at all. There are "double B combinations" in the midfield, one is good at direct scalpels, and the other is as delicate as embroidery. In addition, Nuno Mendes, who just won the Champions League, is like a perpetual motion machine on the left. In contrast, although the average age of the German team is a few years younger, the book data of the starting value of 420 million euros is almost 100 million less than that of Portugal.

But data is dead, people live. Before the game, everyone was talking about the curse of "not defeating Germany in 25 years" - since Concesan's hat trick in 2000, Portugal has never beaten Germany, especially Ronaldo, who lost to Germany in five major competitions in his career. I remember that 2-4 of the 2020 European Cup, his back squatting on the lawn after the game made many people feel that "some hurdles may really not be able to overcome." But isn’t the most charming place in football here? Veterans are always challenging the "impossibility", and young people always believe that miracles will happen. The competition started like a lit firecracker, and it couldn't stop. Werz's push shot and Kokssan's grab score quickly became 1-1. To be honest, seeing the German team's counterattack efficiency, my heart skipped a beat: Should I repeat the mistake of "not winning against Germany"? But the goal in the 68th minute was like a movie script - Nuno Mendes was in a no-man on the left, and a wall hit the wall to shake off the defense player. When I made a cross from the bottom, I even saw the sparks of his sneakers and spiked on the turf.

Then there is Ronaldo's "performance time". The speed of his surround from the back point was not as good as a 40-year-old. What's even more amazing was the last push shot, rubbing the bottom of the ball with his instep, allowing the ball to roll into the empty door like a guide system installed. After scoring the goal, he did not make the iconic "siu" celebration, but rushed directly to Mendes to hug him - this detail was so stunning. I remembered that he was always called "independent" when he first debuted, but now he is willing to share his light with his young teammates. I suddenly felt that the so-called "King of Football" might not only score goals, but also understand the weight of inheritance.

After the game, I realized how crazy this victory was for Ronaldo. 137 goals in 220 games, and this number is "monster level", not to mention that he broke four records in one breath: the first time defeating Germany means that he finally crossed the longest hurdle in his career; the 14-goal European League data of 19 games made the title of "the best scorer in history" deserved; 85 goals after the age of 30 are simply fighting against time - others are considering retirement at the age of 30, but he is still creating history after the age of 30; the most amazing thing is the record of the "oldest goal scorer". Three months ago, he just refreshed it once in 40 and 40 days, and now he has broken himself in 40 years and 4 months. This is not playing football, it is clearly racing against time!

Suddenly I remembered that someone said that Ronaldo's career is like a passionate comic, and every chapter challenges the "human limit". I always thought this was too exaggerated, but when I saw him running on the court, you had to believe: some people were born to rewrite the rules.

This victory is of course worth cheering, but there are different voices on social media: some say that Portugal won because of "the value crush", some questioned the German team's "mainly training", and some even found out the old account that Ronaldo "missed the empty goal" in his early years, saying, "This time it's just good luck." These controversies sound harsh, but they also reflect a reality: when a legendary veteran stands in the spotlight, praise and doubt will always coexist.

But from another perspective, there is never the word "easy" in the football world. How much self-discipline and persistence are behind the 40-year-old self-discipline and persistence? Those who say "luck" may have forgotten his sweat after practicing at 5 a.m. and his determination to quit Coke to maintain physical fitness. Perhaps we should be less harsh and cherish more - after all, it is a blessing to witness a player reaching the peak of nearly twenty years.

As for the final against France or Spain? All I know is that when Ronaldo stood on the finals of the national team competition for the fourth time, no matter what the result was, he had already written his own legend. The most touching part of the legend is never "never fail", but "never give up".