Tears of joy this time from Cristiano Ronaldo after Eder winner

Despite going off injured in the first half, Cristiano Ronaldo was seen in tears as Eder struck in extra-time to give Portugal a 1-0 victory over France in the final of Euro 2016, putting the tears after the 2004 final for different reasons fully behind him.

A challenge in the first half from Dimitri Payet forced the Real Madrid star off after just 24 minutes, despite attempts to treat him, with many seeing it as a huge blow for the player carrying a nation’s hopes on his shoulders.

Having achieved almost everything in the game, the only thing missing was a real stamp on the international stage, and a goal from unlikely source Eder fulfilled the 31-year-old’s final dream with a sublime individual goal from distance after 109 minutes.Few expected Portugal to go on and win the trophy without their talisman, but their defensive structure stood tall against the hosts, but in a year of underdogs, they pulled through against the odds.