CRISTIANO RONALDO was grabbed by a pitch invader amid a shocking security breach at the Nations League semi-final.
Desperate stewards scrambled to intervene when a fan got on the pitch as Portugal’s eventual matchwinner warmed up to take on Germany.
Ronaldo at first looked stunned when the intruder got his hands round him at Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena.
The young male supporter was then held back by two people.
And another security staff member rushed in to help keep the fan away from the 40-year-old legend.
At the same time, a now-calm Ron put his arm out towards the man, as if to settle the situation down even further.
The fan was then tackled to the ground by FOUR stewards before being led away.
It was at the same venue where Paris Saint-Germain fans swarmed on after Saturday’s 5-0 Champions League final victory over Inter Milan.
Security staff failed to stop that invasion, with supporters ripping out chunks of the turf as souvenirs and tearing down goal-frames.
Wednesday’s intrusion came after the start of the international had been held up for 10 minutes due to a sudden hailstorm marring visibility.
Uefa said in a statement: “Kick-off delayed due to adverse weather conditions affecting the warm-up of the teams.”
Ronaldo was in the Portugal line-up alongside Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes, who has just rejected a £200million move to Al-Hilal.
And ex-Old Trafford hero Ron, didn’t seem too affected by his pre-match disturbance.
He was involved in a few of Portugal’s most dangerous moments during a patchy and goalless first period, although he was not as sharp as he would have liked.
But he was then the second-half hero, slotting a 68th-minute winner after Francisco Conceicao cancelled out German midfielder Florian Wirtz’s opener.
Club-wise, however, Ronaldo’s future is uncertain.
Al-Nassr still hope to keep the five-time Ballon d’Or winner – despite interest from major team in the Club World Cup.
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