Ronaldo lost to Viktor Gyokeres in the Nations League top scorer race, why?

Despite scoring 8 goals in League A UEFA Nations League, Cristiano Ronaldo still could not win the top scorer title.

Ronaldo finished second in the 2024-2025 Nations League top scorer race - Photo: REUTERS

Superstar Ronaldo has a total of 8 goals in this year's Nations League. Although he is the top scorer in League A (the highest level of the Nations League), UEFA has decided that the top scorer title of this tournament will be counted in all 4 levels of the tournament.

Therefore, the striker of the Swedish team (team playing in division C) Viktor Gyokeres won the title of top scorer with 9 goals.

Viktor Gyokeres has scored in 5/6 matches of Sweden in Group C1, including 5 goals against Azerbaijan (including both home and away matches), 3 goals in 2 matches against Estonia, and 1 goal against Slovakia.

Viktor Gyokeres also contributed 5 assists for Sweden in the Nations League. The 27-year-old striker is currently a target for Man United and Arsenal in the transfer market. The season just ended, Gyokeres scored a total of 63 goals, providing 19 assists, in 58 matches for Sporting.

Viktor Gyokeres is the top scorer of the Nations League 2024-2025 - Photo: REUTERS

Ronaldo, at the age of 40, still has an amazing scoring form, with 8 goals in the Nations League this season. CR7 is the "top scorer" of League A (the highest level of the Nations League). Ronaldo's goals were really valuable when helping Portugal win the championship. In the semi-finals, he scored to help Portugal secure a 2-1 victory over Germany. In the final, Ronaldo scored the equalizer for Portugal, making it 2-2.

Third on the list of top scorers are Norwegian striker Erling Haaland and Georgia striker Georges Mikautadze with 7 goals.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/ronaldo-thua-viktor-gyokeres-trong-cuoc-dua-vua-pha-luoi-nations-league-vi-sao-20250609053307032.htm