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Paulo Bento hails Portugal rather than Cristiano Ronaldo

Bento hails Portugal rather than Ronaldo
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Paul Bento praises the Portugal team rather than single out Cristiano Ronaldo.

Portugal manager Paulo Bento has praised his team's unity in the win over the Netherlands rather than Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Real Madrid forward scored both goals in a sensational individual display as the Portuguese advanced to the last eight of Euro 2012 after a 2-1 win over the Dutch. After the game, Bento refused to single out Ronaldo and opted to hail their display as a team.

"I am proud of what we did as a team," said Bento.

"We did that brilliantly with a great united organisation that we have had in the three games we have played.

"The individual effort of players is not important."

Portugal will play Group A winners Czech Republic in the quarter-finals of the competition.

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