I belong to a group of world-class players, Lukaku has confidence ahead of Ronaldo

Romelu Lukaku advanced to the eighth round with Belgium without any major problems, where he will face his first strong opponent in his quest for the dream title. The golden Belgian national team is at its peak and everyone wants to finally succeed.

Belgium beat Russia, Denmark and Finland relatively comfortably in their group to advance from first place. But in the eighth round, they will face Portugal, who are led by the famous Cristiano Ronaldo. And it is the duel between these two cannons that will be very interesting to watch.

“In football you always have something to lose. I wanted to take the next step to get to the next level and I think I did that. But I still want to improve,” Lukaku said before the match against Portugal.

“When people talk about Lewandowski, Benzema, Suárez or Kane, they always say they are world-class players. And when they talk about me, it’s always that I’m in good shape, etc. But in the last two years, I think I’ve shown everyone that it’s not just about good form,” the Belgian cannonballer continued.

And indeed! Lukaku has been confirming his excellence for a long time, but he still missed the coveted title, which he finally got in Serie A, which Inter won this year. And the 28-year-old striker contributed 24 goals and 10 assists.

“I belong to this group of players, I’m at the same level as them. Now I want to start winning. The fact that we won the title with Inter this year gave me a lot of motivation to keep improving. And my immediate goal, which I am looking towards, is to win with the national team as well,” Lukaku is not setting himself small goals.

If we look at the Belgian national team roster, it is clear that Robert Martínez’s charges have the penultimate chance to succeed in a major tournament. They will certainly be strong again next year at the World Cup.

After that, however, most of them will be over 30 years old and the golden generation will slowly fade away again. Belgian fans can then wait many years before players like Lukaku, Hazard, de Bruyne and others reappear.

Source: UEFA