Cristiano Ronaldo has once again not been given a berth in Portugal’s starting lineup for their quarterfinal match against Morocco. The legendary striker was also left warming the bench for their round of 16 match against Switzerland.

Check out the lineups right here:

Morocco: Yassine Bounou, Achraf Hakimi, , Jawad Yamiq, Romain Saiss, Yahya Attiat-Allah, Sofyan Amrabat, Selim Amallah, Azzedine Ounahi, Hakim Ziyech, Soufiane Boufal, Youssef En-Nesyri.

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Portugal: Diogo Costa, Diogo Dalot, Pepe, Ruben Dias, Raphael Guerreiro, Bruno Fernandes, Otavio, Bernardo Silva, Joao Felix, Goncalo Ramos, Ruben Neves

Ronaldo has been subject to countless trolls on social media after his inability to find a spot on Portugal’s starting XI while his eternal rival Lionel Messi has played every single minute in all of Argentina’s matches. However, it is more likely that Santos has benched Ronaldo to use him as a super sub if required.

One Manchester United fan account wrote on Twitter, “Again, Fernando Santos benches Cristiano Ronaldo for the best interest of the team, exactly what Erik ten Hag was being criticised for doing at Man Utd.

You can love Ronaldo and still accept the fact that age is affecting his game, which is NORMAL, not “disrespect”.

Some fans have taken to Twitter to explain the logic behind benching the forward:

Some fans have been trolling the former Man United player:

The first two quarterfinals saw Brazil and Netherlands getting knocked out through penalty shootout. Argentina and 2018 finalists Croatia will meet in the first semifinal of the tournament.

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The last quarterfinal of 2022 will be played between European powerhouses England and France. Both teams have dominated their opponents in the tournament thus far, and will be a tough challenge for the winner between Portugal and Morocco.