“Doing this at 40 is crazy” – Fans react as Cristiano Ronaldo SCREAMER helps Portugal demolish Poland 5-1

Cristiano Ronaldo made headlines as he scored an unbelievable bicycle kick goal as Portugal demolished Poland 5-1.

“Doing this at 40 is crazy” – Fans react as Cristiano Ronaldo SCREAMER helps Portugal demolish Poland 5-1

Cristiano Ronaldo now has 910 career goals! (Via X/@Cristiano)

Nobody does it better than Cristiano Ronaldo when it comes to silencing the haters. The 39-year-old stunned the global audience on Friday night as he scored an unbelievable bicycle kick against Poland in a 5-1 win for his side. Following the goal, fans celebrated excitedly on social media as comparisons between him and eternal rival Lionel Messi took center stage.

Portugal made easy work of Poland in their Nations League clash, thanks to goals from Ronaldo, Pedro Neto, Bruno Fernandes and Rafael Leao. The men in red were already 4-0 up in the 87th minute, when a lofted ball from Vitinha found the veteran striker at the far post. With an improvised finish, Ronaldo stunned the home crowd.

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Unable to turn himself in time to make contact with the ball, Ronaldo opted to acrobatically put the ball in the net. His bicycle finish caught out Marcin Bulka by surprise, as the ball made it’s way past the keeper.

The forward celebrated emphatically as he completed a brace. His first goal of the game came in the 72nd minute from the penalty spot.

Fans react to Cristiano Ronaldo’s stunning performance against Poland

With a bicycle kick and a penalty goal, Ronaldo fans were on cloud nine following the 5-1 over Poland. A fan commented that what Cristiano Ronaldo is doing near the age of 40 is difficult to believe. Another added that his rival Lionel Messi could never even ‘dream’ of attempting such a finish.

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Portugal have now qualified for the knockouts of the UEFA Nations League (Via X/@Cristiano)

Another impressive statistic gave way for more praise. Ronaldo beat former Real Madrid teammate Sergio Ramos to claim the record for the most International wins at 132. His brace against Poland meant that Ronaldo now has 910 career goals to his name. Fans expressed their desire for him to reach 1000 goals, although many others were quick to dismiss the possibility of the same.

With the win, Portugal are now top of Group 1 League A. 13 points from their first five games means that Portugal have already qualified for the knockout stages.

This, in turn, will see several top players including Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes and Bernardo Silva return to their clubs. Portugal boss Roberto Martinez will call up Fabio Silva and Geovany Quenda as their replacement.