CRISTIANO RONALDO was officially the worst forward at Euro 2024, shocking stats have revealed.
The Portugal captain, 39, started all five of his country’s games in Germany but failed to hit the back of the net.
His dismal tournament included a missed penalty that left him in floods of tears, while he also spurned a series of other glorious opportunities before France knocked Portugal out in the quarter-finals.
Ronaldo’s poor campaign continued as Liverpool star Diogo Jota and Paris Saint-Germain attacker Goncalo Ramos sat on the bench.
And now the extent of his wastefulness has been highlighted by stats showing him to be the biggest under-performer when it comes to his expected goals.
Ronaldo’s xG was 3.52, meaning he will have been expected to score between three and four goals based on the chances he had.
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Instead, the man who has bagged 130 goals in 212 games for Portugal, failed to score at the Euros.
That is a higher disparity than any other forward at the tournament, with Germany man Kai Havertz [3.11] the only other attacker to under-perform by more than three goals.
Belgium’s Romelu Lukaku [2.29], France’s Kylian Mbappe [2.02] and Netherlands’ Memphis Depay [2.00] also struggled in front of goal as they round out the top five.
Also making the list is Serbia’s Aleksandar Mitrovic [1.82] and France’s Antoine Griezmann [1.71].
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Surprisingly, eighth place belongs to Euros winner and Spain superstar Lamine Yamal – who won Young Player of the Tournament at the age of just 17.
His brilliant performances did result in just one goal, although it was a stunner in his side’s 2-1 semi-final win over France.
Denmark’s Rasmus Hojlund [1.45] and Croatia’s Ante Budimir [1.43] complete the top 10.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
