Cristiano Ronaldo: Portugal coach Fernando Santos reveals star man has been unable to sleep since his penalty miss

FERNANDO SANTOS revealed his star player Cristiano Ronaldo has been unable to sleep since his shock penalty miss.

The Real Madrid man, 31, hit the post in Portugal's 0-0 group stage draw with Austria.

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Portugal now need to beat Hungary on Wednesday to progress past the group stage at Euro 2016 in France.

And Santos, the Portugal coach, said: “Cristiano hasn’t been able to sleep.

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“On Sunday I was one of the first up and he was already awake.

“He’s a winner and his experience will help him bounce back.”

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Santos added that Ronaldo will still be taking penalties for his side.

"If there is a penalty in the next game, Cristiano Ronaldo will take it and he will score.

"We played really well against Austria without scoring and we have to continue with this attitude. We made Austria, who are ranked 10th in the world, look like a small team."

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