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2nd Leg - Portugal advance 5-3 on aggregate · Estádio José Alvalade · 47,123 att.

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Portugal through to Nations League semis after 5-3 aggregate win over Denmark

Portugal's Francisco Trincao came off the bench to score twice and Cristiano Ronaldo also netted as they beat Denmark 5-2 after extra time on Sunday for a 5-3 aggregate win that sent them through to the Nations League semi-finals, where they will face...

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Team Stats

19
Fouls
21
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
8
8
Corner Kicks
11
7
Saves
2
41.6
Possession
58.4
14
SHOTS
18
4
ON GOAL
11
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
364
Accurate Passes
571
463
Passes
664
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
4
20
Crosses
20
0.3
Cross %
0.2
55
Long Balls
58
27
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
4
19
Effective Tackles
20
32
Tackles
25
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
10
33
Effective Clearances
36
33
Clearances
36

Head to Head

POR leads series 3-2

Lineups

POR · 4-3-3

  1. 1Diogo CostaG
  2. 14Gonçalo InácioCD-L
  3. 3Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. 19Nuno MendesLB
  5. 5Diogo DalotRB
  6. 23VitinhaCM
  7. 10Bernardo SilvaLM
  8. 8Bruno FernandesRM
  9. 7Cristiano RonaldoF
  10. 17Rafael LeãoLF
  11. 16Francisco ConceiçãoRF

Substitutes

  1. 20Francisco TrincãoSUB
  2. 12José SáSUB
  3. 21Diogo JotaSUB
  4. 9Gonçalo RamosSUB
  5. 22Rui SilvaSUB
  6. 15João NevesSUB
  7. 4António SilvaSUB
  8. 6João PalhinhaSUB
  9. 2Nélson SemedoSUB
  10. 13Geovany QuendaSUB
  11. 18Rúben NevesSUB
  12. 11João FélixSUB

DEN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 3Jannik VestergaardCD-L
  3. 2Joachim AndersenCD-R
  4. 7Patrick DorguLB
  5. 13Rasmus KristensenRB
  6. 10Christian EriksenAM
  7. 21Morten HjulmandLM
  8. 15Christian NørgaardRM
  9. 9Rasmus HøjlundF
  10. 18Jesper LindstromAM-L
  11. 8Gustav IsaksenAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Conrad HarderSUB
  2. 5Victor KristiansenSUB
  3. 12Mika BierethSUB
  4. 4Victor NelssonSUB
  5. 23Victor FroholdtSUB
  6. 16Mads HermansenSUB
  7. 6Morten FrendrupSUB
  8. 17Lucas HøgsbergSUB
  9. 19Jonas WindSUB
  10. 22Filip JørgensenSUB
  11. 11Andreas Skov OlsenSUB

Timeline

  1. 6' Penalty saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  2. 38' Own Goal by Joachim Andersen, Denmark. Portugal 1, Denmark 0.
  3. 50' Christian Eriksen (Denmark) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 50' Rúben Dias (Portugal) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 56' Goal! Portugal 1, Denmark 1. Rasmus Kristensen (Denmark) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross following a corner.
  6. 62' Substitution, Portugal. Diogo Jota replaces Rafael Leão.
  7. 65' Substitution, Denmark. Andreas Skov Olsen replaces Jesper Lindstrøm.
  8. 66' Christian Nørgaard (Denmark) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 72' Goal! Portugal 2, Denmark 1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
  10. 73' Substitution, Denmark. Mika Biereth replaces Rasmus Højlund.
  11. 73' Substitution, Denmark. Victor Kristiansen replaces Gustav Isaksen.
  12. 75' Diogo Jota (Portugal) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 76' Goal! Portugal 2, Denmark 2. Christian Eriksen (Denmark) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patrick Dorgu.
  14. 81' Substitution, Portugal. Trincão replaces Diogo Dalot.
  15. 81' Substitution, Portugal. Nélson Semedo replaces Francisco Conceição.
  16. 83' Substitution, Denmark. Victor Froholdt replaces Christian Nørgaard.
  17. 83' Substitution, Denmark. Morten Frendrup replaces Christian Eriksen.
  18. 86' Goal! Portugal 3, Denmark 2. Trincão (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
  19. 90'+2' Substitution, Portugal. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Cristiano Ronaldo.
  20. 90' First Half Extra Time begins Portugal 3, Denmark 2.
  21. 91' Goal! Portugal 4, Denmark 2. Trincão (Portugal) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  22. 97' Substitution, Denmark. Conrad Harder replaces Patrick Dorgu.
  23. 99' Substitution, Portugal. Rúben Neves replaces Vitinha.
  24. 105'+3' Joachim Andersen (Denmark) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  25. 105'+4'
  26. 105' Second Half Extra Time begins Portugal 4, Denmark 2.
  27. 115' Goal! Portugal 5, Denmark 2. Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
  28. 120'+1' Jannik Vestergaard (Denmark) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  29. 120'+3'

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