If Sweden succeed in shackling Cristiano Ronaldo other players will step up and score, Portugal coach Paolo Bento said on the eve of the second leg of their World Cup playoff.
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Bento is confident his team, leading 1-0 from the first leg, can conjure goals from sources other than their prolific captain.
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"I think it will be a similar situation to our own, when we try to stop the organisation of Sweden and us having in mind of course trying to stop (Zlatan) Ibrahimovic," he told a news conference on Monday.
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"There is no way to stop a single player, we have to do it collectively. I think Swede will also try to stop Ronaldo as a team, but what we will try to do is attack well, not only counting on Ronaldo of course.
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"If there is a special marking on Ronaldo that may give us an opportunity to score from other players and zones on the pitch."
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Portugal lead the tie thanks to a goal from Ronaldo, who bravely dived in among flying boots to notch a late winner in Lisbon.
I suspect a qualification for Sweeden but I want a Portugal qualification because of Cristiano Ronaldo.
Sweeden did not even suceed in stopping Cristiano Ronaldo cos he scored three cool goals for his country
Maybe Sweeden were unable to stop which resulted in the three sweet goals he scored.