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Abidal: Ronaldo injury gave Portugal an advantage in Euro final

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Former Barcelona star Eric Abidal has suggested that Cristiano Ronaldo's early injury helped Portugal on its way to victory in the Euro 2016 final.

The striker played just a handful of minutes against France before limping off the pitch, and he watched on as Eder scored the decisive goal in extra time.

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And according to Abidal, that withdrawal was actually in Portugal's best interests.

"France had a good tournament, they were unlucky because if Gignac scored then it would have been finished, give us the trophy," he explained to Grup 14.