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A crazy fan jumped over the fence and nearly crash-landed on Cristiano Ronaldo as the Portuguese star was making his way to the dressing room after his side's 2-0 defeat to Georgia at Euro 2024 on Wednesday (Jun 26). 

The video of the incident has gone viral on social media and shows Ronaldo briefly stopping as the security guard attempted to shield him from the fan. While Ronaldo avoided getting tackled, the security guard was taken down by the supporter. 

The Portuguese legend, however, was left confused and irritated by the incident, putting his hands up in a questioning manner. 

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Previous instances 

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Notably, this is not the first instance at the ongoing European Championship where fans have evaded security to get near Ronaldo. Portugal's match against Turkiye last week was stopped multiple times due to fans storming the pitch and attempting to meet Ronaldo. 

In the first incident, a boy not older than 10 came running onto the pitch with a phone. The former Real Madrid player posed and smiled with his young fan in the 70th minute of the game.

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Portugal coach Roberto Martinez criticised the actions of the fans saying someday someone with the wrong intention might approach the players. 

"It is a concern, but today we were lucky as intention of the fans were good," he said. "The fans recognise big stars and icons but there is a very difficult situation if their intentions are wrong and players are exposed.

"It shouldn't happen. There is lots of security, so it shouldn't happen. Maybe there is a message to that fans, that this is not the right way [to behave]. The message is that it could get worse for the future and it's not good that the players are so exposed on the pitch," he added.

As for the match against Georgia, Portugal were beaten in an empathetic manner by the Georgian side. Napoli star Khvicha Kvaratskhelia gave Georgia the lead in the second minute of the match before Georges Mikautadze converted a penalty in the second half to secure the win. 

Portugal had already qualified for the Round of 16 prior to the match and will now face Slovenia on Monday (Jul 1) as Ronaldo aims to win his second European Championship. 

(With inputs from agencies)