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Match Report

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Portugal thrash Sweden in Euros warm-up for 11th straight win

Portugal swept past Sweden 5-2 in a friendly on Thursday as manager Roberto Martinez rested Cristiano Ronaldo and several other key players in the build-up to the European Championship in Germany, which starts in June.

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Head to Head

POR leads series 4-1

Lineups

POR · 4-3-3

  1. 1Rui PatrícioG
  2. 4Rúben DiasCD-L
  3. 3PepeCD-R
  4. 19Nuno MendesLB
  5. 2Nélson SemedoRB
  6. 6João PalhinhaCM
  7. 8Bruno FernandesLM
  8. 23Matheus NunesRM
  9. 9Gonçalo RamosF
  10. 17Rafael LeãoLF
  11. 10Bernardo SilvaRF

SWE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Robin OlsenG
  2. 3Victor LindelöfCD-L
  3. 4Isak HienCD-R
  4. 6Ludwig AugustinssonLB
  5. 7Emil HolmRB
  6. 9Alexander IsakAM
  7. 8Jens CajusteLM
  8. 19Mattias SvanbergRM
  9. 17Viktor GyökeresF
  10. 11Anthony ElangaAM-L
  11. 21Dejan KulusevskiAM-R

Timeline

  1. 24' Goal! Portugal 1, Sweden 0. Rafael Leão (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  2. 33' Goal! Portugal 2, Sweden 0. Matheus Nunes (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  3. 45' Goal! Portugal 3, Sweden 0. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.
  4. 45' Substitution, Portugal. Bruma replaces Rafael Leão.
  5. 45' Substitution, Portugal. Toti Gomes replaces Nuno Mendes.
  6. 45' Substitution, Portugal. António Silva replaces Pepe.
  7. 57' Goal! Portugal 4, Sweden 0. Bruma (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  8. 58' Goal! Portugal 4, Sweden 1. Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emil Holm.
  9. 60' Substitution, Sweden. Emil Krafth replaces Emil Holm.
  10. 60' Substitution, Sweden. Emil Forsberg replaces Anthony Elanga.
  11. 61' Goal! Portugal 5, Sweden 1. Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nélson Semedo with a cross.
  12. 63' Substitution, Portugal. Jota Silva replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
  13. 63' Substitution, Portugal. João Neves replaces Matheus Nunes.
  14. 70' Substitution, Sweden. Gustaf Nilsson replaces Viktor Gyökeres.
  15. 70' Substitution, Sweden. Samuel Gustafson replaces Mattias Svanberg because of an injury.
  16. 75' Substitution, Sweden. Simon Olsson replaces Jens Cajuste.
  17. 82' Substitution, Portugal. João Mário replaces Nélson Semedo.
  18. 90' Goal! Portugal 5, Sweden 2. Gustaf Nilsson (Sweden) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.

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