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We won it for Ronaldo - Pepe - Mhiz Rebecca - 07-11-2016
Portugal won the Euro 2016 final against hosts France for the injured
Cristiano Ronaldo, said defender Pepe.
Their captain went off in tears on a stretcher after 25 minutes
following Dimitri Payet's tackle.
But Portugal went on to win their first major tournament thanks to
substitute Eder's 25-yard strike in extra time.
"It was tough to lose our main man, the man who could at any
moment score a goal. We said we would win it for him and we
managed to do that," said Pepe.
"He could make the difference but we were warriors on the pitch,"
added the defender, who is a team-mate of Ronaldo at Real Madrid.
"There was a lot of suffering, it was a very intense game."
Although Portugal had never won a major tournament before, this
was their fourth European Championship semi-final or final in the
past five tournaments - reaching the quarter-finals the other time.
They lost their only previous final - as Euro 2004 hosts - when
underdogs Greece spoiled the party to leave a 19-year-old Ronaldo in
tears. However, Sunday's final at the Stade de France saw roles
reversed with Portugal this time upsetting the hosts to win the final.
Ronaldo finally achieves international glory