Twitter is like a moth to the flame after Ronaldo's tears

As Cristiano Ronaldo slumped to the ground in agony after just 17 minutes of Sunday night's Euro 2016 final in Paris, a continent held its breath.

A second later, the continent began laughing as one of the hundreds upon hundreds of moths at the Stade de France picked that exact moment to land on the Portugal captain's face.

With the moths already causing a storm on social media the rogue insect added to the butterfly effect and sent Twitter into overdrive - with dozens of 'Ronaldo Moth' accounts set up within minutes.

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The hint of a tear in the Real Madrid man's eye only added to the amusement, with some suggesting that Ronaldo's kindness in giving the moth a drink on a humid night served as a point in his favour in the never-ending 'Messi vs Ronaldo' wars.

The only other thing to get as much social media traction as Sunday night's match over the last few days was the release of mobile game Pokemon Go - leaving the crossovers as inevitable as they were immediate.

The night ended well for Ronaldo and co though, Eder's late winner sending them into dreamland as the hosts fell at the final hurdle.