New footage has surfaced showing Cristiano Ronaldo in tears after witnessing his mother crying in the stands following his penalty miss during Portugal’s last-16 match against Slovenia at Euro 2024.

Ronaldo had the chance to put his team ahead in the first period of extra time after a goalless draw in regulation time, when Diogo Jota was fouled in the penalty area.

He stepped up to score his first goal of the tournament, but his penalty was saved by Jan Oblak. Ronaldo managed to stay composed for a few minutes until the half-time whistle of extra time, but then broke down in tears as Roberto Martinez gave a pep talk to the team.

A new video shows Ronaldo’s mother, Dolores Aveiro, 69, weeping in the stands after his miss, with Ronaldo appearing to look up and see her reaction, which triggered his emotional outburst on the pitch.

Wearing the captain’s armband, Ronaldo had to be comforted by his teammates before the second half of extra time began.

He apologised to the Portugal fans behind the goal after scoring, knowing that his earlier penalty could have prevented a shootout from being needed to separate the teams.

From that moment, Costa took centre stage as he saved another two penalties to become the first goalkeeper in Euros history to save three spot-kicks in a single shootout.

Bruno Fernandes and Bernardo Silva converted their own penalties to give Portugal a 3-0 shootout win as they booked themselves a quarter-final against France on Friday.

Ronaldo was visibly relieved to see his side get through, but was still very emotional when he spoke to the media after the game.

Asked to reflect on what was going through his head when he failed to score his penalty in extra time, Ronaldo stormed out of an interview with Sport TV.

‘The strongest sometimes have their days too. I was down, sad, because when the team needs it… I’ll talk later, I can’t do it,’ he said before walking away from the press area.

‘Sadness at the start is joy at the end,’ he explained. ‘That’s what football is. Moments, inexplicable moments.

‘One direct shot to give the team the lead and I didn’t manage it. Oblak made a good save … I will have to see the penalty again. I don’t know if I shot well or badly, but I haven’t missed once all year, and when I needed it most, Oblak saved it.

Ronaldo is still yet to score in his sixth European Championship, and there have been calls for Martinez to drop his captain from the starting XI.

The former Everton and Belgium manager seems to have no intention of doing that, though, and hailed Ronaldo for setting Portugal on their way to victory in the shootout just minutes after his penalty miss in extra time.

‘Ronaldo missed a penalty and then was decisive when he started the penalty shootout, he paved the way,’ Martinez said.

‘It was a victory for unity, from the dressing room and Cristiano is our captain and he showed that in life and in football there are difficult moments and we can’t give up.

‘We have to keep going and it was a demonstration of what to do when things aren’t going well.’