It was one of those nights. The kind of night that Cristiano Ronaldo owns and has owned throughout his career: the big occasion, the floodlights, the star-studded field, the high stakes, the obligation to deliver, the pressure and the tension.
It was Portugal vs. France, in the heat of Budapest, with Portugal at risk of being knocked out of Euro 2020. It was Ronaldo sitting just two goals shy of Ali Daei's record for the most goals scored in men's international football: 107 to 109.
And it was another night when the four-time Ballon d'Or winner indeed delivered.