Cristiano Ronaldo danced along to more "Messi" taunts from the stands before silencing German fans with a winning goal for Portugal.

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• German fans tried to get under Ronaldo's skin
• Has learned to turn a deaf ear to detractors
• Netted 137th goal of his international career

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  The five-time Ballon d'Or winner has grown accustomed to having the name of eternal rival Lionel Messi sung at him by rival supporters. He has not always reacted favourably to those chants, with angry responses delivered while representing Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League.

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  Ronaldo has, however, learned that playing along is the best course of action. Rather than allow distractions off the field to potentially disrupt his input on it, CR7 is happy to encourage those in the stands and use their dissenting voices as added motivation.

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  That was the case during his latest appearance, as cap No.220 was earned for Portugal. Ronaldo donned the captain's armband for his country in that contest, with the evergreen 40-year-old remaining a talismanic presence.

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