Familiar routine: Cristiano Ronaldo blasts a free-kick

The incident served to give Ronaldo a little momentum, though, and it wasn’t long before he was trying an overhead kick from 10 yards and then taking aim with a free-kick from much further out.

Both efforts went wide but in first-half injury time he produced one of the moments of the tournament.

Collecting a chipped Raul Meireles pass on his chest inside the penalty area, Ronaldo flicked the ball over his shoulder with his next touch and turned to smash it first time against the post with his right foot.

It was a sensational bit of skill and all but the Czech supporters inside this magnificent stadium will have wished it had produced a goal.

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