“Cristiano Ronaldo took good care of me, he was the ones who helped me the most”

Portugal will seek, on Sunday night, to shoot in the leadership of League of Nations Group A4 by visiting Norway, which is valid for the second round of the group phase. In the match, you'll be facing two former teammates.

Martin Odegaard, now captain of the Norwegian national team, and Cristiano Ronaldo, captain of the team of the quinas, became teammates in the Spanish of Real Madrid, where the average Nordic arrived at only 16 years of age.

With regard to this reunion with the Portuguese advanced, Martin Odegaard pointed out Cristiano Ronaldo as “one of the best ever”, being enthusiastic about tonight’s departure for the League of Nations.

“ It's gonna be great. I think a lot of people will appreciate the fact that we have one of the best ones here ever. We have already become so good that I think we would have filled the stadium without great difficulty anyway, but of course it is fantastic that it comes”, started by saying Martin Odegaard, in an extensive interview with the Norwegian television station TV2.

Arsenal's player also recalled the early days in the Spanish capital, stressing that Cristiano Ronaldo was one of Real Madrid's most supportive players.

“He, and indeed everyone else on the main team, took great care of me and helped me. He was also one of those who gave me advice, spoke to me and helped me. Just the fact that you're around a player like him and seeing how you work and everything you do... For a 16-year-old, there is nothing better than that”, said the Nordic.

“ Yeah, sure, mindset stuff. The way he was motivated before and during the big games, when it was really important. But also the way he took care of his body, the professionalism and all the work that was done behind the scenes. It was fantastic. You learn a lot from this,” he said.

Regarding the game with Portugal, Odegaard, who captains a team that has not lost at home since 2024, has shown confidence in the conquest of the three points by Norway.

“ For my part, what matters is being healthy, training and playing, and finding a rhythm that I didn't have last year. Two assists against Denmark? It felt great. It's wonderful to beat the neighbors. Now, Portugal is waiting”, finished.

The meeting between Norway and Portugal has an initial whistle scheduled for 7:45 p.m. this Sunday at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, and will count on the arbitration of French François Letexier, who will have as assistants Cyril Mugnier and Mehdi Rahmouni, as fourth referee Jérémie Pignard, as VAR Bram Van Driessche and as AVAR Nicolas Rainville.