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Juve coach Maurizio Sarri then said that Ronaldo had been struggling with a knee problem for some time.
"In the last three weeks, I have been playing with limitations," Ronaldo told a group of reporters outside Portugal's dressing-room door on Sunday. "But there was no controversy -- you [the media] created that.
"I tried to help Juventus. Nobody likes to be substituted but I understood because I wasn't in such good shape," he added.
Ronaldo said he was also "not 100 percent" in the two Portugal matches.
"I sacrificed myself for the team," he said. "We could have missed out [on Euro 2020]. Thankfully, I haven't been injured much in my career but it can happen."
"It's a pain that prevents me from being 100 percent, but I always try to play. They created a big controversy where it didn't need to exist. I'll be back to 100 percent soon."
Juve coach Maurizio Sarri then said that Ronaldo had been struggling with a knee problem for some time.
"In the last three weeks, I have been playing with limitations," Ronaldo told a group of reporters outside Portugal's dressing-room door on Sunday. "But there was no controversy -- you [the media] created that.
"I tried to help Juventus. Nobody likes to be substituted but I understood because I wasn't in such good shape," he added.
Ronaldo said he was also "not 100 percent" in the two Portugal matches.
"I sacrificed myself for the team," he said. "We could have missed out [on Euro 2020]. Thankfully, I haven't been injured much in my career but it can happen."
"It's a pain that prevents me from being 100 percent, but I always try to play. They created a big controversy where it didn't need to exist. I'll be back to 100 percent soon."
