Maccabi Haifa will face Rennes in the Europa League as Cristiano Ronaldo made history during Euro 2020 in Portugal.
The reigning Israeli Premier League champions are unable to play in their home country due to the conflict between Israel and Hamas, so they are scheduled to face the Ligue 1 side at Hungary’s Puskas Stadium.
As they sit bottom of Group F with just one point from their first three games, they will surely look to Ronaldo for inspiration, given Portugal’s record-breaking moment on the same pitch against Hungary in their opening match.
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Although the game looked dull at 0-0, Bayern Munich’s Rafael Guerrero opened the scoring in the 84th minute and the Portuguese icon doubled his team’s lead minutes later. This was Ronaldo’s 10th goal in the European Cup. He became the top scorer in the history of the European Cup, breaking the 37-year-old record held by Michel Platini.
The Frenchman scored 9 goals in the European Cup, all 9 of which came in the 1984 European Cup, which France won 2-0 in the final against Spain.
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Ronaldo scored twice from the penalty spot in stoppage time to help Portugal win 3-0, and he has scored 11 goals in five European Cup games, dating back to Euro 2004, when Portugal hosted and Reached the final but lost at the European Cup. It brought great uneasiness to Greece.
United have scored three more goals in this tournament, taking their tally to 14, and will certainly be hoping to add to that tally in next year’s competition.
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Despite being 38 years old, the forward performed well for Al-Nassr and even became the top scorer in the Euro 2024 qualifiers with 10 goals. He is the only player to have played in and scored in five European Cups, both records that will be threatened by him next year.