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5 takeaways as Cristiano Ronaldo earns Portugal a win at the Confederations Cup

A goal by Cristiano Ronaldo goal was all it took to fire Portugal to a 1-0 win over hosts Russia on the second matchday of Group A at the Confederations Cup.

What did we take away from the match?

Once again, it was Cristiano Ronaldo

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Ronaldo didn't do anything that appeared especially brilliant on his goal. But you see the way he makes his run towards the middle of the goal, putting the defender inside of him and creating space at the back post to drift toward and you realize how he does the little things to score his goals.