Portugal vs Luxembourg, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage
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European champions Portugal edged closer to qualifying for the 2020 Euro with a convincing 3-0 win over Luxembourg on Friday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by João Moutinho.
- 3': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Laurent Jans.
- 5': Attempt blocked. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 9': Danilo Pereira (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Foul by Leandro Barreiro Martins (Luxembourg).
- 9': Leandro Barreiro Martins (Luxembourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 13': Attempt saved. João Félix (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 15': Attempt missed. João Félix (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 16': Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Vincent Thill (Luxembourg).
- 16': Goal! Portugal 1, Luxembourg 0. Bernardo Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 18': Foul by Raphael Guerreiro (Portugal).
- 18': Vincent Thill (Luxembourg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Bruno Fernandes.
- 19': Foul by Raphael Guerreiro (Portugal).
- 19': Vincent Thill (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 24': Bernardo Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Foul by Lars Gerson (Luxembourg).
- 25': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 26': Attempt missed. Vincent Thill (Luxembourg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 28': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by João Félix.
- 30': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Laurent Jans.
- 34': Attempt saved. Vincent Thill (Luxembourg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Olivier Thill.
- 37': Foul by João Moutinho (Portugal).
- 37': Olivier Thill (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Danilo Pereira (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.
- 42': Danilo Pereira (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Foul by Florian Bohnert (Luxembourg).
- 43': Foul by Pepe (Portugal).
- 43': Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Portugal 1, Luxembourg 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Portugal 1, Luxembourg 0.
- 45': Substitution, Luxembourg. Danel Sinani replaces Florian Bohnert.
- 46': Foul by Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg).
- 46': Nélson Semedo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 50': Foul by Vincent Thill (Luxembourg).
- 50': Raphael Guerreiro (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Félix with a headed pass.
- 51': Danilo Pereira (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Olivier Thill (Luxembourg).
- 55': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 56': Bernardo Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Foul by Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg).
- 57': Attempt missed. Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Danel Sinani.
- 58': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 58': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Anthony Moris.
- 59': Attempt missed. Rúben Dias (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross following a corner.
- 59': Substitution, Luxembourg. Daniel Alves Da Mota replaces David Turpel.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Moutinho.
- 60': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Maxime Chanot.
- 63': Attempt missed. Nélson Semedo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 65': Goal! Portugal 2, Luxembourg 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 69': Attempt missed. Danel Sinani (Luxembourg) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Vincent Thill.
- 70': Danel Sinani (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Danilo Pereira (Portugal).
- 71': Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg) is shown the yellow card.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Danel Sinani (Luxembourg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 73': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 77': Substitution, Portugal. Gonçalo Guedes replaces Bernardo Silva.
- 80': Hand ball by João Félix (Portugal).
- 81': Attempt saved. Danel Sinani (Luxembourg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dirk Carlson.
- 84': Offside, Luxembourg. Olivier Thill tries a through ball, but Daniel Alves Da Mota is caught offside.
- 85': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by João Moutinho with a through ball.
- 87': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Laurent Jans.
- 88': Substitution, Portugal. João Mário replaces João Félix.
- 88': Substitution, Luxembourg. Stefano Bensi replaces Vincent Thill.
- 88': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross following a corner.
- 88': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Daniel Alves Da Mota.
- 89': Goal! Portugal 3, Luxembourg 0. Gonçalo Guedes (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
- 90': Substitution, Portugal. Rúben Neves replaces João Moutinho.
- 90': Daniel Alves Da Mota (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Portugal).
- 90'+3': Hand ball by Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Portugal 3, Luxembourg 0.
- 0': Match ends, Portugal 3, Luxembourg 0.
Statistics
 LUX |
POR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 7 | Saves | 2 |
| 39.1 | Possession | 60.9 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 363 | Accurate Passes | 628 |
| 444 | Passes | 697 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 6 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 20 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 21 | Clearances | 4 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 47,305
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 47,305
EURO Qualifying Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 8 | +26 | 22 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 8 | +10 | 18 |
| 3 | Greece | 8 | +6 | 13 |
| 4 | Republic of Ireland | 8 | -1 | 6 |
Line-Ups
Portugal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rui Patrício (GK) |
| 4 | Rúben Dias |
| 3 | Pepe |
| 5 | Raphaël Guerreiro |
| 2 | Nélson Semedo |
| 13 | Danilo Pereira |
| 8 | João Moutinho |
| 16 | Bruno Fernandes |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 23 | João Félix |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
Luxembourg (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Moris (GK) |
| 7 | Lars Gerson |
| 2 | Maxime Chanot |
| 13 | Dirk Carlson |
| 18 | Laurent Jans |
| 15 | Olivier Thill |
| 11 | Florian Bohnert |
| 16 | Leandro Barreiro  |
| 17 | Gerson Rodrigues |
| 10 | Vincent Thill |
| 20 | David Turpel |
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