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Cristiano Ronaldo protected from pitch invader by stewards after fan lobbed Coca-cola bottle at Portugal skipper

STEWARDS protected Cristiano Ronaldo from a pitch invader after a fan lobbed a Coca-Cola bottle at the Portugal hero.

Ronaldo was also pelted with cups when he celebrated his second successful penalty as a 2-2 draw with France earned a Euro 2020 last-16 clash with Belgium.

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Portugal skipper Cristiano Ronaldo stayed alert as he spotted a bottle thrown towards him in the dramatic draw with France[/caption]

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A fan got onto the pitch but a steward intervened and Cristiano Ronaldo stayed calm[/caption]

In another incident Cristiano Ronaldo was hit by cups as he celebrated completing his penalty double and setting new goal records

And security staff later intervened after a supporter came on and Ron spotted a bottle hurtling towards him.

It comes a week after the Juventus legend removed two Coca-Cola bottles from a press conference table to spark a row over sponsorship.

Ronaldo urged the watching world to “drink water!”

But after France’s Paul Pogba followed suit, by taking a Heineken bottle off a table, Uefa warned teams not to block sponsors’ products.

Ronaldo rubbed his back after appearing to be hit by cups, shortly following his spot-kick completing the scoring in Budapest amid a gripping Group F finale. 

The former Real Madrid and Manchester United frontman had extra reasons to rejoice at scoring that second goal.

It took him past Miroslav Klose’s record for major tournaments of 19 goals.

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And it levelled him up with Iran’s Ali Daei on 119 goals at the top of the list for all-time top international scorers.

But he had to cut short his customary pirouette goal celebration due to the cups landing on him. 

Ronaldo then angrily turned to face the fans before carrying on his rejoicing.

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Cristiano Ronaldo bagged tow penalties as Portugal drew 2-2 with France but had a downer with Coca-Cola bottles at a press conference[/caption]

 

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Portugal legend Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates reaching the Euro 2020 knockout stages but was later targeted by a fan with a bottle.[/caption]

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